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At the British Legion, Melita Street, Valletta, Burlesque Blitz, a collection of comedic sketches. Music At St Anthony the Abbot chapel, Xagħra, A Voice In A Chapel – Supplicating The Madonna, with...
View ArticleExpenditure on social welfare
An interesting publication by the National Statistics Office earlier this year is the one titled Social Protection: Malta and the EU 2012. It captures data for the period 2007-2011 and focuses on “all...
View ArticleWhat kind of ‘good governance’ is this?
A unit is to be set up to carry out what has been described as a spending review in all government ministries. At the same time, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna appears all set to start tackling the...
View ArticleLove of one’s neighbours
Surely, the commandment ‘Love thy neighbour as thyself, was intended to cover not just those residing some metres away from each other but also the many who, although living hundreds of miles away,...
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Absent jail warders will be disciplined
Seven prison warders will face disciplinary proceedings after a report uncovered how they repeatedly abandoned their posts, opening the lid on administrative mismanagement at the Corradino...
View ArticleCorrect correctional facility
The prison has been in the news recently for a number of reasons, particularly the resignation of the director following a surprise visit by Home Affairs Minister Emmanuel Mallia, a visit by Social...
View ArticleAnnouncements
Diamond AnniversaryMr Victor Coppini And Miss Pia Attard On April 26, 1953, at St Catherine of Italy church, Valletta. God’s blessings and fondest love from Adrienne, Simon and Karen, Stephanie and...
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Qormi extend positive run
QORMI-5, BALZAN-2 Qormi extended their winning run to four consecutive games after beating Balzan 5-2 in a meaningless match as both teams are safe from relegation. Qormi raced into a two-goal lead...
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Updated: Labour spent €1.5 million on campaign
The Labour Party spent €1.5 million on its election campaign after collecting more than €1.6 million in fundraising activities and donations. Labour's incoming CEO Gino Cauchi announced the breakdown...
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Church siege over inter-faith love
Egyptian police fired tear gas and clashed with a stone-throwing mob of Muslims who had surrounded a Coptic Church in anger over an inter-faith romance. The Muslim protesters accuse the church of...
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Ajax well on the way to top-flight status
Melita 1 Rabat Ajax 4 Rabat Ajax are now a win away ( if Ħamrun beat Floriana on Sunday) from safeguarding their top-flight status after finally breaking their jinx against now-relegated Melita. The...
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De Marco launches ‘50 shades of Labour’
To mark the 50th day of the Labour Party in government, Nationalist leadership contender Mario de Marco yesterday listed 50 “eyebrow-raising decisions” it had taken. “The points highlight the fact...
View ArticleWaiver is down to common sense – PM
The limited waiver granted to Parliamentary Secretary Franco Mercieca to carry out private work was down to “common sense”, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat insisted yesterday. He said his comment had to...
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‘Unusual behaviour by murder suspect’
A Libyan hotel guest arrived at 3.30am and left again three hours later on the night his former partner was killed, a receptionist told a court yesterday. The receptionist thought such behaviour...
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Muscat hints at City Gate project changes
Changes to Renzo Piano’s Valletta project could be on the cards as Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday revealed he had discussed the possibility of “what could be done differently” during a meeting...
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Bad weather forces cruise liner to turn back
Nearly 4,000 cruise passengers were forced to abort their day trip to Malta yesterday morning after strong winds buffeting the Grand Harbour forced the Costa Favolosa to head to Catania. The cruise...
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‘Burns and bruises heal but the psychological impact remains’
Five-year-old Katya* can no longer see from her left eye because no one took her to a doctor to check out a condition that could have been treated. Her ailment was only seen to a year ago when she was...
View ArticleWoman jailed for book thefts
A woman was yesterday jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to stealing four history books from a shop in Valletta. Sonia Bajada, 40, from Swatar, pleaded guilty to taking the books and walking...
View ArticleMan accused of stalking ex-wife
A magistrate yesterday issued a protection order for a woman who was allegedly stalked and harassed by her estranged husband. David Xuereb, 40, from Floriana, was accused of harassing and offending...
View ArticleTeenager smashed emergency lights
In“acts of youthful madness”, a teenager destroyed about 50 emergency lights placed for security purposes during roadworks in Żabbar. The Żabbar youth, who was 17 at the time he committed the offences...
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