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Shortage of host families worries language schools
English-language schools have launched a concerted drive for more host families amid concerns that a shortage in what promises to be a record-breaking summer could stifle growth. More than 77,000...
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Air Malta being held hostage by the GWU, small union claims
Updated 12.51pm - The Association of Airline Operations Controllers (AAOC) has accused Air Malta of failing to grant it trade union recognition only because it is being held hostage by the General...
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Malta will ‘definitely’ try to get Panama Papers data
Malta would “definitely” try to obtain the Panama Papers data from the German Federal Police who reportedly bought it for €5 million, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said yesterday. Paying for...
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Tourists pack and go as Xlendi excavation works continue
Tourists staying in Xlendi are cutting their holidays short and leaving because of the disturbance caused by excavation works in the heart of the tourist resort, the Gozo Tourism Associaton said...
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Woman in labour escorted to hospital by police
A woman in labour was escorted to hospital by two policemen this morning, who were approached by her husband while they were stuck in traffic. The inspector and a constable were in Vjal Santa Luċija...
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Malta-based company invests €154 million in Munich towers project
The Valletta-based Von der Heyden Group is investing €154 million in the Bavaria Towers, a €380 million development consisting of three office towers and a hotel tower that will redefine the skyline...
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PD wants Superintendent of Cultural Heritage investigated for repeated...
The Democratic Party has launched a blistering attack on the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage, Anthony Pace, asking how he had 'stayed so quiet' about the assault on Malta’s identity in the past...
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Dead man identified as Qormi resident
A man whose lifeless body was found on a building site in Qormi yesterday afternoon has been identified as a 43-year-old from Qormi. The grim discovery was made at about 4 p.m. in Triq...
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Alu Care of Mosta fails to honour tribunal's decision
Alu Care of Mosta has failed to honour a decision delivered by the Consumer Claims Tribunal, the director general of consumer affairs said in a statement this morning. It said a customer ordered...
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Archbishop testifies in compensation case by victims of clerical sex abuse
Members of the press were this morning asked to leave the courtroom just as Archbishop Charles Scicluna was about to take the witness stand to face cross-examination in the civil proceedings for...
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Lovers' tiff lands man in court
A young man got more than he bargained for when a quarrel with his girlfriend on the streets of Paceville in the early hours of this morning landed him in court to face criminal charges for having...
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Could Latin be the solution to Malta's literacy problem?
Learning Latin might sound boring, but the centuries-old language could actually be part of the solution to Malta’s literacy problem. And being a bilingual nation, children will probably grasp it...
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Driver is denied bail after movie-like car chase
A man who early yesterday morning allegedly took the police on a wild, movie-like car chase, was today denied bail after pleading not guilty to a string of charges. Police in court explained how...
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Pana head demands an explanation on FIAU dismissals
Pana Committee head Werner Langen has formally asked Finance Minister Edward Scicluna to explain why two top officials at the government’s anti-money laundering agency were dismissed, the Times of...
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Xlendi works: Contractors, inspectors, playing cat and mouse?
Inspectors of the Building Regulations Office found no irregularities in Xlendi Bay during an inspection on Monday, despite repeated claims by tourism operators that demolition and excavation works...
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All Opposition amendments to marriage equality Bill turned down
All amendments to the marriage equality act proposed by the Opposition were turned down today by Parliament’s Committee for the Consideration of Bills. The amendments mainly dealt with the terminology...
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Passport Department official accused of embezzlement
An Identity Malta employee has been accused in court of embezzling thousands of euro paid for the granting of passports. Joseph Calleja, 60, from Mosta, who is suspended from his job, pleaded not...
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Watch: Kappara flyover gets waterproofed
Waterproofing works are underway on the Kappara flyover, the final stage before tarmac is laid on the road. Workers on site told the Times of Malta that the waterproofing membrane had to be laid...
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Bus driver turns violent when photographed, passenger claims
Updated 5.40pm - Driver suspended as MPT investigates An irritable bus driver turned aggressive when he realised he was being photographed this morning, a passenger has claimed. "He immediately...
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PN decision on Edwin Vassallo hinges on final vote on gay marriage bill
The Nationalist Party will decide whether to take action against MP Edwin Vassallo for ignoring the party whip after the final vote on the Marriage Equality Bill on Wednesday, a party spokesman said....
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