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Update 2 - Arriva apologises for Bendy Bus incident
Arriva has apologised for yesterday evening's incident where a bendy bus got stuck in Qormi Road, Hamrun. It said the bus should never have been there. The bus tried to perform a u-turn and got stuck....
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Maltese businessman organised two meetings between Dalli and lobbyists - OLAF...
The Director-General of OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, Giovanni Kessler, said this afternoon that the Maltese businessman at the heart of the allegations which led to John Dalli's resignation had...
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Tristan B jailed for nine years
Entertainer Emanuel Balzan, known as Tristan B, has been jailed for nine years after being convicted of fraud of €750,000. He was found guilty of having defrauded a Gozitan farmer in a case which...
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In court for 17 years over a punch
A case which started 17 years ago when a man allegedly punched a bank manager, is expected to be concluded in court in January. The incident happened on September 2, 1995 when Stephen Bonsfield...
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Young economist to contest general election on PN ticket
Economist Kristy Debono, who is married the PN assistant general secretary Jean Pierre, announced on facebook today she will be contesting the next general election with the Nationalist Party. Ms...
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Man's libel action 'hateful and frivolous'
A libel action filed by a man against his estranged wife was hateful and frivolous and should never have been filed, a court ruled. It also asked for the man's lawyer to be investigated by the...
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AG will not comment on pending John Dalli investigation
The Attorney General will not be commenting on the pending John Dalli investigation. In a statement, the AG's office said it will be receiving the anti-fraud office report on former EU Commissioner...
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Homeless boy remanded in custody
A homeless 17-year-old boy was remanded in custody this morning after he pleaded not guilty to grabbing a bag belonging to two tourists and running away. This incident happened near Horn’s Ditch in...
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Legal notice bans advertising for, or availability of transplant organs
A legal notice which bans advertising of the need for, or the availability of, transplant organs has been published in the Government Gazette. The Organ Transplants (Quality and Safety) Regulations...
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Naxxar circus location moved - council
The location of the planned circus at Naxxar has been changed to the parking in front of the former Trade Fair Grounds, the council said in a statement today. Residents of Naxxar have been petitioning...
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European Parliament to look at Dalli accusations
The European Parliament is taking the resignation of John Dalli “very seriously” and wants to look deeply into the issue, the Parliament’s President Martin Schultz said last night. “On behalf of my...
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How my life was being controlled by cocaine
Two years ago, Matthew Coleiro went to a feast in Sliema and, everywhere he turned, he felt surrounded by people he owed money to. That was when he realised he was being controlled by his cocaine...
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Man placed on Sex Offenders' Register
A 55-year-old man from Zabbar was today jailed 18 months suspended for three years and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for masturbating in front of a 12-year-old girl in December 2003. The girl...
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Dalligate for Dummies
As Malta makes international headlines for all the wrong reasons, Christian Peregin wades through the information overload to make some sense of John Dalli’s fall from grace. John Dalli in brief John...
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Updated: PM regrets embarrasment to Malta
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi vehemently refused to pass any comments on Commissioner John Dalli’s resignation but said he is not sorry he took the decision to appoint him Commissioner instead of Joe...
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Silvio Zammit asked for €60 million, Swedish newspaper says
Snus manufacturer Swedish Match has claimed that it was asked for €60 million by Silvio Zammit to influence a decision by former Health Commissioner John Dalli on a tobacco product. The company's...
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Man in custody for allegedly harassing lesbian relative
A 21-year-old man from Msida has been remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to harassing his cousin, threatening to use violence against her, insulting her and carrying an unlicensed firearm...
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Film-shooting returns to Popeye's Village
The old film set at Popeye's village is being used for the shooting of a feature film, 'Pirate Pete'. More than 70 productions have been shot in Malta over the past four years, leaving in excess of...
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Dalli immediately barred from entering Commission offices
John Dalli was immediately barred from entering the European Commission headquarters in Brussels in the wake of the snus tobacco scandal that led to his resignation last Tuesday. He was also not...
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Accused of robbing former minister
Pillai Sivasankara, an Indian man resident in Msida, was remanded in custody today after being accused of stealing a gold ringworth €2,329 from former minister Wistin Abela on Tuesday. He allegedly...
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