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Malta needed Fenech Adami in 1987 - Muscat
Malta “needed” Eddie Fenech Adami in 1987, the same way it needed Dom Mintoff in 1971, Labour leader Joseph Muscat tells The Sunday Times in an interview today. Citing the Labour government’s...
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10-year gas deal possible, but prices may actually go down
A 10-year fixed-price agreement on gas like Labour is proposing is possible but there is a risk the global price could actually go down over the next decade, according to international industry...
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Anxiety levels soar ahead of election
Anxiety levels in Malta shoot up in the run-up to a general election, according to psychiatrist Anton Grech, who has seen 10 per cent of his clients relapsing in the past two weeks. Dr Grech said the...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Sunday Times reports that Labour's gas deal is possible, but prices may go down during that period. The Malta Independent...
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Updated: PM asks Police Commissioner to investigate claims on Enemalta official
The Prime Minister has requested the police commissioner to investigate claims in a newspaper today that an official involved in Enemalta oil purchases received commissions in a Swiss bank account....
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Ill-health stalls John Dalli's arraignment
The police planned to arraign Former European Commissioner John Dalli over the bribery case that ended his career in Brussels in but have been holding off due to his ill-health. Investigators intended...
View ArticleTwo hanged over Iran YouTube attack
Two men have been publicly hanged after posting a video on YouTube showing them robbing and assaulting a man with a machete on a Tehran street, Iran's state radio said. The execution was carried out...
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TV Batmobile sells for $4.2 million
The original Batmobile from the 1960s television series has sold at a US auction for $4.2 million. A spokeswoman for the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co in Scottsdale, Arizona, says the winning bidder had...
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"Muscat understood nothing" - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said he got goosebumps when he read The Sunday Times' interview with Joseph Muscat this morning because it proved the Labour leader "understood nothing". He made specific...
View ArticleBroadcasting situation has to change - AD
The Broadcasting Authority will next Tuesday hear submissions by Alternattiva Demokratika on three protests it submitted - against PBS, ONE and NET, AD chairman Michael Briguglio said this morning....
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Labour’s 10-year gas deal is possible, but...
A 10-year fixed-term agreement on gas is possible but there is a risk the global price could actually go down over the next decade, according to international industry experts. A fixed-term power...
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At the Institute of Tourism Studies, St George’s Bay, St Julian’s, Special Moments of Marine Oil Paintings, an exhibition by Doriette Gauci Sciortino. At Palazzo de La Salle, 219, Republic Street,...
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CALLEJA. On January 20, at Casa Leone, JOSEPHINE, née Tabone, widow of Vincent, passed away peacefully, at the venerable age of 102, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her...
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The hero next door
James Borg is a casual, charming guy you could easily chat with and befriend if you meet him on the street. But you wouldn’t possibly imagine that he is the same man who was recently seen on reality...
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Working as an aircraft technician with the Armed Forces of Malta
A whole rescue team of people, pilots and civilians (sometimes) depend on him. Several million-euro worth of equipment depends on his expertise and dedication to keep it in perfect condition. And this...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Times quotes the prime minister saying the PN is the only choice for strong finances. It also reports that the prime minister...
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Imam seeking government directive allowing women to wear hijab at work
Imam Mohammed Elsadi has urged the government to issue a directive stating that women can wear the hijab headscarf at work in the public and private sectors.He said more Muslim women would join the...
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Gatt: Oil procurement decisions were not taken by just one or two people
Infrastructure Minister Austin has insisted he was never warned that any member of the oil procurement board was taking kickbacks or engaging in corruption. It was reported yesterday that Frank...
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Hostage describes Algeria siege
A Scottish hostage who survived the bloody siege in Algeria gives an account of his escape, as pictures emerge of the aftermath of the attack. At least 48 hostages were killed after militants swooped...
View ArticleNOT LESSER GODS
Muscat's plagiarised whinge of "Oligarchy" was given the lie by his warm-up act yesterday. Dr Robert Abela, who is not contesting the elections within Muscat's ranks, is the son of H.E. The President...
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