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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Sunday Times leads with interviews with the two political leaders. The prime minster says undecided voters can still affect the...
View ArticleBetting rife on election result
There is still a week to go till the election result, but in the betting world the winner is clear cut: Labour. Up until Friday morning, the online betting site interwetten.com was taking bets for...
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Barrakka lift closed after accident
A 56-year-old man was hospitalised after an accident at the Upper Barrakka lift in Valletta yesterday afternoon. One of the lift cabins stopped working as a safety precaution, due to a malfunction,...
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‘I fought Government on transgender issue’
Joanne Cassar, who had a sex change, is “angry and upset” that the Prime Minister said he would address transgender issues when his government had been contesting her right to marry for the past seven...
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‘Undecided voters can still affect the result’
A large section of the electorate will decide the way they will vote hours before Saturday’s crucial poll, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi tells The Sunday Times in an interview today. With polls...
View Article‘Oil trader gave Tabone $20,000 in cash at hotel’
Former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone received some $20,000 in cash commissions from rogue oil trader George Farrugia at a luxury hotel in Geneva, a court heard yesterday. Money was also exchanged...
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Hunters close to backing Labour
Senior officials of the hunters’ federation FKNK have confirmed they are close to signing a “memorandum of understanding” endorsing the Labour Party. The as yet unconfirmed memo would concern hunting...
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Two women, three children injured in traffic accident
Two women were grievously injured in a traffic accident in Marsaxlokk this afternoon. They are not in a critical condition. Three children were also injured in the accident, which took place in Triq...
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Hunters cannot avoid cruelty - German ambassador
Hunters cannot avoid committing animal cruelty, according to outgoing German Ambassador Hubert Ziegler. “Even if you are an experienced hunter, the day will come when you miss your target a little bit...
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Widespread power cut in the south east
A power cut was reported in Marsascala and the surrounding environs at 9.40pm. A spokeswoman for Enemalta said a fault caused some load shedding and affected parts of Zejtun, Zabbar and Marsascala....
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12,000 voting documents still unclaimed
More voting documents than in the same period in 2008 were claimed by Friday night although 12,000 had still not been picked up. The two most problematic localities are St Paul’s Bay in the 12th...
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Man dies after Balzan house fall
A 68-year-old man from Balzan died after he fell off a ladder yesterday afternoon. The police said the man fell from a height of around 1.5 storeys at a house in Triq Santa Marija, Balzan. An inquiry...
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Gonzi: The game is not over
Prime minister Lawrence Gonzi has rejected claims that the game is over, despite polls showing the PN trailing in the polls, saying a large section of undecided voters will decide the outcome. He also...
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Updated: Arriva bus catches fire
A 16-year-old boy was injured when an Arriva route bus caught fire in Triq Alfred Cachia Street, Zejtun at around 5.15pm. It is not yet known what his injuries are but they are not believed to be...
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Forum Hotel site to be redeveloped
The site of the former Forum Hotel in Swieqi may be redeveloped for houses and apartments . An application has been submitted to demolish the hotel and adjacent villa and to replace them with 25...
View ArticleScott's announces €12 million investment
Supermarket chain Scott's will be investing €12 million this year in a new establishment in Mosta and a new warehousing centre. During a visit to the Zabbar Scott's centre by Prime Minister Lawrence...
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Genel completes acquisition of controlling stake in oil exploration south of...
Genel plc has completed the acquisition of 75% of the shareholding in Phoenicia Energy Company Ltd (PECL) held by Mediterranean Oil & Gas. PECL owns the rights to exploration activity in Area 4 in...
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First phase of Maghtab rehabilitation completed
The first phase of the rehabilitation of the former landfill at Maghtab has been completed, Resources Minister George Pullicino said this afternoon. The project was handled by WasteServ Malta Ltd. It...
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500 songbirds found in van
More than 500 live songbirds have been confiscated by the Customs Department. The birds - haw finches, sis kins, green finches, serins and chaffinches, were found last night in a van which arrived on...
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Betsson to raise workforce by 200, invest €5.5m
One of the largest international online gaming companies in Malta, Betsson, is to invest €5.5 million in new premises in Malta and will employ a further 200 people by the end of next year, Finance...
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