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A quarter of children 'at risk of poverty'
A quarter of children in Malta are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, according to an EU report. The rate is 2% below the EU average. The report says that 31.7% of children are at risk of...
View ArticleMan accused of Sliema hold-up
Daniel Callus 21 of Ħamrun has been remanded in custody after having been accused in court today of stealing several items from a Sliema shop and injuring the shopkeeper during a hold-up. The incident...
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Swieqi civic centre inaugurated
A Civic Centre and public garden in Swieqi were inaugurated late yesterday by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. The facilities were built by the Resources Ministry in collaboration with the local...
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Kuwait ambassador's wife visits Siggiewi homes
Dr Maha Jassim Bourusly, wife of the Ambassador of Kuwait for Malta has visited Dar tal-Providenza in Siggiewi, where she chatted with some of the residents. She is seen above being greeted by...
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New University IT Services Centre inaugurated
A new IT Services Centre was inaugurated at the University this afternoon by the prime minister. The €8 million centre groups the University's IT services. It was built alongside a new Faculty of ICT,...
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Zammit Clapp residents evacuated after small fire
Residents and staff at Zammit Clapp Hospital were evacuated as a safety precaution this afternoon when a tumble drier caught fire. No one was injured. The fire, reported at around 2.15pm, was put out...
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Woman injured in Naxxar crash
A 42-year-old woman from Naxxar was seriously injured this afternoon when the Citroen C3 she was driving crashed into a tree at Labour Avenue, Naxxar. The woman had been driving towards Lija when the...
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Two admit 24 thefts of fuel
Stefan Mitkov Parasakov, 27, from Sliema and Mihail Nedkov Nikolov 28, also from Sliema were today condemned to an 18-month jail term suspended for three years after being convicted of stealing €960...
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Judge says impeachment motion is 'politically motivated'
Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco yesterday described an impeachment motion against him as “politically motivated” because of his political beliefs. He was testifying in a constitutional case in which he...
View ArticleParents file judicial protest over death of their daughter
The parents of a two-year-old girl who died in Mater Dei Hospital two years ago have filed a judicial protest complaining that despite the announcement of an internal inquiry, they had not been...
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Workers move in to demolish illegal structures on Victoria Lines
Contractors engaged by the Government Property Division (GPD) have started to remove illegal structures built on the historic Victoria Lines. The GPD was spurred into action after Mepa threatened to...
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Intershore directors sue Finance Minister
Joe Cordina, Charles Scerri and Martin Fenech, directors of Intershore fiduciary company, have instituted libel proceedings against Finance Minister Tonio Feneh over allegations made against them over...
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Updated - Two former Enemalta officials arraigned in oil scandal
Updated 2 p.m. Former Enemalta chief financial officer Tarcisio Mifsud threatened former oil procurement board member Alfred Mallia and oil trader George Farrugia with legal action during a...
View ArticleOverloading from farms causing problems at treatment plants
Sporadic overloading from waste discharged into the public sewers from farms has caused problems as treatment plans and occasional slicks of partially-treated sewage in the sea off the coast of...
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Zewwieqa promenade project to be completed next month
The Zewwieqa promenade project in Mgarr Harbour, Gozo, will be completed next month, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this afternoon. He was taken on a tour of the €5m project this morning,...
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Parents want justice for baby’s fatal misdiagnosis
Aimee Abela was just two years old when doctors fatally misdiagnosed her meningitis as gastric flu. But although a magisterial inquiry confirmed this missed diagnosis and said seven doctors should...
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Police get confession and denial in oil case
Former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone was in cahoots with his adviser Frank Sammut in taking commissions from oil purchases, a court heard yesterday. But while Mr Sammut told the police that the...
View ArticlePolice interview judge
The police in the past few days interviewed Mr Justice Lawrence Quintano as part of investigations in connections with the case of alleged bribery involving former judge Ray Pace. Informed sources...
View ArticlePN stalwart Joyce Grech passes away
Joyce Grech, founder of the Women's Movement of the Nationalist Party, has passed away aged 80. Mrs Grech founded the MNPN in 1975 and was its president for 13 years. The PN in a statement saluted Mrs...
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Agreement will see health centres open for longer
An agreement that will lead to longer opening hours of health centres, was signed this afternoon between the government and the Medical Association of Malta. Health Minister Joe Cassar said the...
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