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Muscat dodges questions about Schembri's links to Pilatus Bank
Joseph Muscat has again skirted a question as to whether his chief of staff Keith Schembri owns a personal account at Pilatus Bank.Mr Schembri refused to confirm the allegation made by blogger Daphne...
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Prime Minister's position is untenable, Busuttil insists
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil this afternoon listed reasons why the Prime Minister should resign in the wake of the alleged Egrant scandal, adding that the magisterial inquiry currently underway...
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MFSA defends licensing of Pilatus Bank - financial practitioners say...
The Malta Financial Services Authority said this afternoon that the application by Pilatus Bank for a licence as a credit institution in Malta was processed and assessed in full compliance with...
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Caruana Galizia files application to preserve mobile phone data in FKK...
Updated 11.45am - Added PL statement Lawyers for blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia have filed an urgent court application to preserve mobile phone records relating to a minister and his assistant, in a...
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Watch: President Coleiro Preca meets Muscat, Busuttil at San Anton Palace
Updated 12.45pm - Busuttil leaves San Anton palace President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca met with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition leader Simon Busuttil today and said she would "exercise...
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Marco Gaffarena says he was present for pre-election meeting with PN leader
Marco Gaffarena, the man at the heart of the controversies over an irregular petrol station in Qormi and the expropriation of a property in Valletta, insisted in court today that he was present for a...
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Greek Bank seeking legal advice over Lombard bid
The Investment Bank of Greece is seeking legal advice on Lombard Bank’s intention to bid for the 49.01 per cent of its shares held by Cyprus Popular Bank before deciding how to vote during Thursday’s...
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‘Life-changing’ scoliosis surgery gives young man new hope
Aaron Camilleri can finally lie on his back, more than a decade since he started developing severe scoliosis. The curve in his back is nearly all gone, replaced by long scars, which for the...
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No barrier to crossing at Porte des Bombes
Swapping hedges with barriers along the Portes des Bombes thoroughfare might not have been the most aesthetically sensitive option, but it at least stopped reckless pedestrians from crossing the busy...
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Man dies at Comino's Blue Lagoon
A 61-year-old Polish man was discovered face-down and unconscious in the water at Comino's Blue Lagoon this afternoon, police said. He was lifted to shore and given first aid but was certified dead...
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Yana Micallef Stafrace to be appointed magistrate
Lawyer Yana Micallef Stafrace is to be appointed magistrate tomorrow. Dr Micallef Stafrace has been chairwoman of the Domestic Violence Commission since May 2013. She is the daughter of prominent...
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‘Panama firms cannot be audited'
Panama companies could not be audited because the jurisdiction lacked transparency, financial services law practitioner David Griscti has told the Times of Malta. Both Minister Konrad Mizzi and the...
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Watch: Europol can investigate trans-border corruption in Malta
Europol can investigate trans-border corruption in Malta without needing the permission of the Maltese government or of another member state, director Rob Wainwright told the European Parliament....
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Keith Schembri denies receiving kickbacks from sale of passports, Busuttil...
Updated 10.10pm with Schembri reaction The prime minister's chief of staff received kickbacks from the controversial cash-for-passports scheme, the opposition leader claimed this evening, saying he...
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Court refuses PM's request to hear Egrant libel cases with urgency
Updated 5.12pm - Added PM's comments A court has refused the Prime Minister’s request to hear libel cases against Daphne Caruana Galizia with urgency. Separate applications filed by the PM's chief of...
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Yana Micallef Stafrace sworn in as Magistrate
Lawyer Yana Micallef Stafrace was sworn in as magistrate at a ceremony at the Palace in Valletta today. During the ceremony President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca drew on Dr Micallef Stafrace’s...
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Car catches fire in Lija
No one was injured when this car caught fire in Mosta Road near Lija cemetery this afternoon. The car was considerably damaged and a long traffic jam built up. Picture: James Mulholland Facebook Times...
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Tractor accident leaves Rabat man grievously injured
Updated 10.55am - Added details A 71-year-old man was grievously injured this morning when he was hit by a tractor while working in a Baħrija field. In a statement, police said that initial...
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Marriage breakups becoming more amicable
A third of separating married couples did so amicably following mediation over the past year, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said earlier today. In 2012 only a fifth of couples did not need to go to...
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Free childcare is good... but then what?
The gap between employment rates for men and women in Malta is the widest in Europe, official data published yesterday shows. Figures published by the EU statistics agency Eurostat showed that while...
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