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Motorcyclist injured in Marsa crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in December 13 Road in Marsa this morning. The police said the incident took place at about 7 a.m. and involved a...
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Piscopo believes PL experience will help in Transport Malta
Transport Malta’s incoming CEO, James Piscopo, believes that his experience as chief executive of the Labour Party will influence his performance “in the positive sense”. “I was deeply involved in the...
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Justice system reform commission to be announced tomorrow
A commission tasked with drafting recommendations for a reform of the the justice system will be announced tomorrow, the prime minister said today. Joseph Muscat was speaking at a Labour meeting in...
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Ornis recommends three-week Spring hunting season
The Ornis committee has recommended a three-week Spring hunting season. The committee, which met this afternoon, discussed a derogation from EU rules to allow Spring hunting and recommended that the...
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Polidanos face 55 active enforcement notices
Construction tycoons Charles and Paul Polidano have 55 active enforcement notices in their name for environmental abuses, according to a Mepa list. The infringements span 1994 to last year and cover...
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Judge Bonello to head Justice System Reform Commission - Franco Debono to...
Giovanni Bonello, former judge of the European Court, is to head a commission to recommend reform of the justice system, Parliamentary Secretary Owen Bonnici announced this morning. The other...
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Muscat says Malta should have two national days until agreement is reached on...
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that he would like the number of national days reduced to two from the current five. Speaking at the foot of the Freedom Monument at a Labour Party activity, he...
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Gonzi says Speaker should come from government benches
Opposition leader Lawrence Gonzi has urged the prime minister to nominate an MP from the government benches to serve as Speaker, saying that not doing so would show disrespect for the Constitution in...
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PL reacts as PN labels Franco Debono's appointment 'divisive and insulting'
The Nationalist Party this morning hit out at the government for appointing Franco Debono as Law Commissioner with additional responsibility for coordinating the Convention to review the Constitution....
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Mallia does not rule out replacing Police Commissioner and others
Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia is “taking stock” of the entities under his large ministry with a view of making recommendations to the Cabinet about various posts of responsibility. Asked whether...
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Franco Debono appointed Law Commissioner - will coordinate Constitutional...
The government has appointed former Nationalist MP Franco Debono Commissioner of Laws. The Office of the Commissioner was set up in terms of the 1980 Revisions of Statutory Laws Act. Its role is to...
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Foreign residents kept waiting for local ID card
Foreigners living in Malta have complained of a “chaotic” situation at the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs as they are kept waiting for months for an ID card. The Department is...
View ArticleAccused of theft, loitering for prostitution
Elaine Muscat, 31 of St Paul's Bay, was remanded in custody today after being accused in court of stealing €300 from a man, loitering for purposes of prostitution and relapsing. The case allegedly...
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Migrants exploited as they stand in for hawkers in queues
A hawker asked a 25-year-old Somali to queue outside Floriana council office for six days and nights last week to await a permit for a stall at the Labour mass meeting on the Granaries, but did not...
View ArticleFive arrested, diesel seized in smuggling investigation
Customs officers and the police arrested five persons and seized 11,500 litres yesterday as part of an investigation into the smuggling of diesel. The Customs Department said in a statement today that...
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Total in judicial protest against Enemalta over bidding ban
Oil trading giant Totsa Total has filed a judicial protest against Enemalta over the corporation's decision to exclude it from bidding for oil procurement contracts pending the outcome of...
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Nikki Dimech case: Court hears evidence of falsification of cheques
A police inspector testified in court this morning about how former Sliema Mayor Nikki Dimech used to falsify cheques and deposit them in his account. Police Inspector Angelo Gafa was giving evidence...
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Video: Injured RN sailor airlifted to Malta
A Royal Navy sailor was airlifted to Malta this afternoon after suffering a back injury. The sailor, a woman, was serving on board the ocean survey ship HMS Scott. The medical evacuation was performed...
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Elderly woman found dead in her home
The police are investigating the death of an 81-year-old woman in her home in Gzira, although it is believed that this was an accident. The woman was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Nazju...
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Patient dies after Gozo hospital accident
A 72-year-old man suffered head injuries and died after he was apparently pushed by a woman at Gozo Hospital’s mental health unit. Both were patients in the ward. The accident took place on Friday at...
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