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Deckchair operators warned by activists: hands off public beaches
Entrepreneurs filling public beaches with private deckchairs and umbrellas for hire have been warned to stop their profiteering or face direct citizen action. Activists from Kamp Emerġenza Ambjent...
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'Gangrenous invasion' of development in ODZ must stop
An NGO has expresses "serious alarm" at the way Outside Development Sprawl is being rubber-stamped by the Planning Authority through various legal loopholes. Nature Trust - FEE Malta called on the...
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Watch: Michelle Muscat completes 10km swimming challenge
Updated 5.15pm Michelle Muscat has completed a gruelling 10-kilometre swim in aid of charity. The prime minister's wife swam from Ta' Fra Ben in Qawra to Marsamxett Harbour to raise funds for the...
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Malta is a third-world country, says expat forced to leave over...
An Australian expat says she has chosen to leave Malta and return to her country in frustration over the overwhelming number of unchecked illegalities on the island. "I've had enough of this country....
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Cat found skinned alive in Mdina
A cat has been found skinned alive in Mdina, the parliamentary secretariat for Animal Rights said in a statement deploring the crime. The violent crime appears to have taken place two days ago, with...
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Chiswick School wants ‘equitable solution’ to Pembroke development plans
Chiswick House School is looking for an “equitable solution” to its proposed development on unbuilt land in Pembroke – a project that has been lambasted by local residents. The proposed project would...
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The 90-year-old woman from Mġarr who can't stop reading
Liberata Vella is a 90-year-old mother of eight from Mġarr who always was, and still is, an avid reader. Graziella Chetcuti finds out more about her life. I gaze at the old woman in front of me as she...
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Back on his feet after 12 years of being bedbound
A horrible accident took away Jesmond Casha’S mobility and dignity, leaving him bedbound for 12 years. Sarah Carabott met the resilient man at his workplace after he managed to get back on his feet –...
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PN in uncharted territory
Keith Micallef asked three political observers about the Nationalist Party’s leadership election and what the PN must do to get back into office. ‘Common cause crucial to regaining lost ground’ Having...
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Foundation CEO ‘vanishes’ for two months to work on Fearne's campaigns
The government’s Foundation for Medical Services has been managed on “auto-pilot” since last May, as its CEO, Carmen Ciantar, has not returned to the office since the general election was announced,...
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Passengers stranded in Malta as Easyjet cancels Milan flight - Italian media
Updated 7.20pm Some 200 people were left stranded in Malta after their Easyjet flight to Milan was cancelled without explanation last night, Italian media has claimed. The would-be passengers were...
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After 50 years, woman discovers she was conceived of rape
A woman in her 50s has finally confirmed the identity of her biological father – a man who raped her mother when she was just 16. Rebecca (not her real name) had long known it was highly possible that...
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14 overdoses in prison in the past seven weeks
There were 14 overdoses at the Corradino Correctional Facility in the past few weeks, Times of Malta has learnt. This sudden spike comes as the prison is currently seeing what sources describe as an...
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Fate of Qawra's coastal bungalow zone could be sealed this evening
The fate of Qawra's coastal bungalow zone could be sealed this evening as the Planning Authority decides whether to allow four-storey apartment blocks in the area. The plan to change height...
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Valletta-bound lane of Kappara junction to be opened this week
The Valletta-bound lane of the Kappara junction will be opened to traffic this week as tarmacking of the surface has been completed, a Transport Malta spokesman said. The €23 million project may have...
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After the illegal deckchairs, Armier is invaded with tents!
Bathers arriving at Armier beach yesterday remained incredulous as they saw a number of gazebo tents erected on the sand. The structures literally occupied a good part of the popular beach, and some...
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14 overdoses in prison in the past seven weeks
Updated 1.10pm with PN statement There were 14 overdoses at the Corradino Correctional Facility in the past few weeks, Times of Malta has learnt. This sudden spike comes as the prison is currently...
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Roads to be Budget focus – Joseph Muscat
Improving the road infrastructure will be the main focus of the government’s first Budget after the election, the Prime Minister said. The Budget will lay out government’s plan to set up a new agency...
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FIAU: Onus is on police to probe money laundering
It is up to the police to decide how to proceed once reports detailing suspicions of money laundering were sent to them by the FIAU, a spokesman for the government’s anti-money laundering agency told...
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