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Mum whose baby drowned in bath given suspended sentence
A mother whose nine-month-old baby drowned in a bath in Cospicua in August 2012 has been handed a suspended sentence, with a magistrate noting that although she had caused the death through...
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Foreigners held after fight at Golden Bay
The police are questioning a number of people after a fight in Golden Bay this afternoon. Informed sources said an argument broke out after a group made up of Italian and French young people broke a...
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Updated: Law says Gaffarena inquiry cannot be published; OPM insists it can
The government’s internal inquiry on the Gaffarena affair cannot be published if the law regulating the investigative department is followed to the letter, Times of Malta can reveal. However, the...
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Former MIA CEO says he was offered €400,000 golden handshake but he refused...
The former chief executive of Malta International Airport, Markus Klaushofer, told an industrial tribunal today that allegations that he had divulged sensitive information was “concocted” and part of...
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Update 4: Gaffarena deal - plot continues to thicken - Michael Falzon signed...
Updated - Adds statement by the Secretariat for Planning - A parcel of land in Żebbuġ given to Mark Gaffarena as part of the controversial Valletta expropriation deal is strategically located behind...
View ArticleAverage top management remuneration in Malta is €127,000
Remunerations for top management positions in Malta may range between €96,000 and €160,000 with the average package being of around €127,000 including performance bonuses, benefits and other...
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Luke and Elena remain most popular names given to newborns
Luke and Elena remained the most popular names given to newborns in Malta last year. There were 4,277 live births registered at the Public Registry in Malta and Gozo last year, 4.9 per cent more than...
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Full migration of services to new oncology hospital in August, new...
All cancer treatments currently being offered at Sir Paul Boffa Hospital will be offered from the new oncology hospital as from August, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Chris Fearne, said this...
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CPD ‘had little say in the job recruitment process’
The Civil Protection Department had little say in the recruitment process that resulted in the selection of two “convicted criminals”, Times of Malta has learnt. Sources said that the successful...
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Woman acquitted of smuggling heroin into jail hidden in roasted chicken thighs
A woman has been acquitted of smuggling heroin to jail hidden in roasted chicken thighs after a court ruled that the prosecution has failed to prove that she had been the one to deliver the dish....
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New buses on Malta's roads next month - slightly narrower than current ones
Forty brand new buses will arrive in Malta and be introduced in service next month and another 102 will arrive in batches throughout summer, Malta Public Transport announced today. The buses are being...
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Fierce fire in furniture factory
A fierce fire caused considerable damage in a factory used by Blue Sky Furniture in Marsa last night. The blaze was reported at about 9pm and firefighters battled it for several hours. Also last...
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Man falls into garden centre after losing control of car
A 27-year-old man from Marsaxlokk was grievously injured this afternoon after he fell into a garden centre about a storey below road level when he lost control of his car. The police said the accident...
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Sensitive documents amid Manoel Island rubbish
Confidential work contracts, police conduct records and government correspondence are among the sensitive documents abandoned at the former MedServ offices on Manoel Island. Amid used condoms,...
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Updated: Oil patch contaminates Birzebbuga's Pretty Bay
Civil Protection officers are currently working to clear an oil patch at Pretty Bay in Birzebbuga. They are throwing oil absorbing pads into the water to remove the oil in an operation expected to...
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Seller to be hit hard by Gaffarena deal taxes
The family who sold Mark Gaffarena part-ownership of a Valletta property at the centre of a controversial expropriation may be faced with a hefty tax bill amounting to more than the sale price. The...
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Bathers unsure if they can swim in Birzebbuga
Dozens of people headed to Pretty Bay in Birzebugia today to enjoy the sunny weather, but no one knew whether it was safe to swim in Pretty Bay after the chemical spill a few days ago. Beach...
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New Sta Lucija parish priest
Fr Charles Attard has been appointed parish priest of Santa Luċija. He worked for several years in various parishes in Catania, including a period as parish priest of San Francesco di Paola pareish....
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Association aims for migrants' integration referendum
The Għaqda Patrijotti Maltin said today it had collected over 10,000 signatures petitioning the government not to 'burden' the Maltese population with 'forced integration of migrants.' Speaking just...
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Photos of the week - Times of Malta
Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.
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