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Relative of consultant to get ODZ villa to replace garage
A permit has been approved for the construction of a new house on fertile agricultural land in an Outside Development Zone in Siġġiewi, issued in the name of a relative of a consultant to the...
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Man dies, trapped in Rabat quarry
UPDATED 7.15pm: A worker died this afternoon after his mechanical shovel toppled over in the mud in a Rabat quarry. The victim, Carmel Falzon, 53, from Zabbar, died after his vehicle toppled in a...
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EU seeks social media ban for teens under 16
European lawmakers want to stop teenagers under 16 years from using social media without parental consent but experts are wary of the move. If the European Parliament approves the legislation, it will...
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Renowned studios bid for Malta film facilities
World-renowned Pinewood Studios is among the five bidders willing to invest in the Malta's Mediterranean Film Studios. An expression of interest in the Kalkara studios elicited five bids, the Malta...
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Labour Party urged to join 'national consensus' against illegal boathouses
Front Ħarsien has called on Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to renege on his party’s pre-electoral agreement with the Armier boathouse lobby and therefore join the Opposition leader's pledge. In a...
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Drivers get their cars smashed...for charity
The ASMK held its Christmas Demolition Derby at its racing circuit in Ta’ Qali this afternoon, with all proceeds going for charity. The rain forced a postponement of several other events today, but...
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200 quizzed in inquiry into Paceville incident
Some 200 people have been interviewed as part of the magisterial inquiry into last month’s staircase collapse at a Paceville nightclub in which 74 youths were injured, The Sunday Times of Malta has...
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Telecoms company GO has agreed to voluntarily eliminate any additional fees should one opt out of the direct debit system following intervention by the authorities. The action was taken following...
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Busuttil: 2015 was 'turning point' for the party - PN giving a voice to the...
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil said today that this year was a turning point for the Nationalist Party, both administratively and in its contact with the people. Speaking in a Radio 101 interview,...
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Christmas Parade in Gozo
The first Christmas Parade was held in Gozo yesterday along Republic street in Victoria. The above pictures were taken by George Scerri/Ministry of Gozo.
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Amputee cheered along as he ends marathon on prosthetic leg
An amputee drew long applause this morning as he managed to walk the last few metres of the Mdina to Spinola marathon. Noel Cacciottolo lost a leg some years ago and had since been confined to a...
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Christmas Mepa hearing for Gaffarena illegalities
The planning authority will tomorrow assess an application by Mark Gaffarena to sanction illegalities at a Naxxar home which include two bedrooms built over a public lane and abutting on another...
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Muscat: Time to take decisions on Air Malta, on the Enemalta model
The time has come for the government to take decisions on Air Malta on the same model as successfully adopted for Enemalta, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today. In Enemalta the government brought...
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Facade damaged in busy night for fire-fighters
The facade of this apartment block was damaged by fire which destroyed two cars in Triq Frangisk Sciberras in Mellieha early yesterday. The incident took place at 2.45am. The fire destroyed a Renault...
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Father of murdered man jailed for threatening wife
The father of Tyson Butcher’s Jonathan Pace, shot dead as he stood on his mother’s balcony last August, has been jailed for threatening his wife at the site where his son lay dead. John Pace, 53, from...
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Rain causes Coast Road flooding, again
Rain caused flooding problems on the Coast Road for the second time this year. The road was opened after it was rebuilt and widened in November but sections near Salina were also flooded soon after....
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Libyan teacher supplied false documents to obtain residence permits
A Libyan teacher was this afternoon handed a suspended sentence after admitting to supplying false documents for other Libyans to illegally obtain Maltese residence permits. Sami Shebni Ashor, 39,...
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Il-Porporina gets seven-year jail term for organising drug deal from prison
Career criminal Alfred Bugeja, better known by the nickname Il-Porporina, was today jailed for seven years and fined €11,500 for organising a drug deal from his prison cell. The 59-year-old was found...
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Oromo community in noisy Valletta protest
Members of the Oromo community in Malta this morning held a protest in Valletta over the treatment of Oromo people in Ethiopia. The group of about 30, holding placards and many with chains around...
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