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Play.com scales back
Play.com, a popular site among online buyers in Malta, is to close down its own retail business in March and operate solely as a marketplace for other firms. The decision was taken at the expiry of a...
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Anġlu Farrugia says his decision 'is final'
Anġlu Farrugia, the PL’s former deputy leader, says his decision not to contest the general election is final. “Despite the many people who have urged me to contest, I will not change my mind. This...
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Four more energy proposals announced by Labour
Another four new energy proposals were announced by Labour leader Joseph Muscat this morning. Speaking during a visit to Bulebel Industrial Estate, Dr Muscat said Labour had a holistic policy related...
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Updated - Gonzi: 'Committed to reducing W&E bills' - Muscat reacts
Updated - Adds Joseph Muscat's reaction Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted today that the government was committed to reducing water and electricity bills. Asked whether the PN was committed to...
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AFM set up health and safety branch after the death of Gunner Psaila
The Armed Forces of Malta has only implemented two of four proposals recommended by the president of the internal inquiry launched by the army into death of Gunner Matthew Psaila. Gunner Psaila died...
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A 10-year fixed price contract is possible, Labour insists
A fixed price for electricity over a 10-year time span was possible, Labour candidate Konrad Mizzi insisted yesterday. He was reacting two hours after Finance Minister Tonio Fenech tore into the...
View ArticleChurch school admissions: Document on procedures in cases of breach of...
A document about the procedures to be followed in cases of breach of regulations for admission into Church schools has been published by the church authorities. Two years ago, the church authorities...
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Updated: MFSA instructs BOV to issue additional compensation to eligible...
Bank of Valletta has been instructed by the Malta Financial Services Authority to process and effect the payment of the additional compensation as soon as possible to La Valette Multi-Manager Property...
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PN: Labour has Alice in Wonderland proposal
All existent data and technical expertise show Labour’s plan to reduce water and energy tariffs will drive Malta to the wall, just like what had happened on VAT in 1996, according to the Nationalist...
View ArticleMagistrate changes his mind after jailing accused
A man was yesterday jailed for three months for not signing the bail book – but avoided imprisonment when the magistrate accepted he was sick. Magistrate Carol Peralta at first found Stephen Galli,...
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Russian frigate in harbour
The Russia frigate Yaroslav Mudry has berthed in Grand Harbour for a visit of a few days. The vessel forms part of a Russian task force recently deployed to the Mediterranean by Russia. It is headed...
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Budget measure to cut registration tax on new cars to be implemented
A measure announced in the budget to cuts the registration tax of new vehicles – those technically known as Euro V – by some 30 per cent is being implemented through a change in regulations, the...
View ArticleNewly-planted trees stolen
Almost 40 trees were stolen or destroyed in the past few weeks at Ta’ Lambert near Xewkija and It-Taksis near Qala, the Ministry for Gozo said. The trees were planted last November and cost some...
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Car dealer charged with forging stolen cheques
A 37-year-old car dealer was remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to forging stolen cheques to buy close to €10,000 worth of cigarettes, generators, alcohol and tools from different...
View ArticleMUT insists on action on San Anton school e-mail
The Malta Union of Teachers said today that whoever wrote a derogatory e-mail which it had received from the head of San Anton School had no place in any school, let alone San Anton. The union said it...
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Arriva drivers’ pay ‘in line with collective agreement’
Some Arriva drivers confused about their payslips were not fully aware of the details of the employer-union collective agreement, the transport operator said. Responding to questions about the General...
View ArticleMan acting suspiciously in Paola held by police
The police are holding a man who this morning was acting suspiciously in Pjazza Sant’ Antnin, Paola. They said in a statement that two policemen saw a man going round a parked Peugeot 106 at a parking...
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Berthing facility in front of Maċina approved
A berthing facility along the waterfront in front of the Maċina in Dockyard Creek was approved by the planning authority this morning. The proposal incorporates a floating wooden pontoon connected to...
View ArticleSan Anton School refutes MUT allegations
San Anton School has categorically refuted the assertion made by the Malta Union of Teachers that its head Joe Gauci passed derogatory comments about teachers at the school. The school also denied...
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Choosing the rescuers
People in Sliema may this week have noticed an AFM/Italian Military Mission helicopter rescue team performing a rescue off the promenade. It was part of a training regime which starts with a...
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