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President proposes celebrating kindness at national level
President George Abela expressed the opinion that the Pope John XXIII award for kindness should be celebrated at a national level, at par with the Worker of the Year and the Elderly Person of the Year...
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Prime Minister awarded Soldier Award
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was awarded the Soldier Award for defending and putting forward the rights of minorities. This award was presented to the Prime Minister during a visit by the LGBT movement...
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Minister George Vella meets Spanish counterpart
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Vella has met his Spanish counterpart Minister Jose Margallo. The two discussed several matters including developments in the Mediterranean following the revolutions...
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Guilty as charged
Jurors found David Zerafa guilty of murdering lawyer Michael Grech in Marsalforn on 25 May 2004. With a veridict of 8 votes to one, David Zerafa was found guilty of three indictments. On another...
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MEA, GWU urge concrete action against precarious employment
MEA In his address to the ILO general assembly, Mr. Joseph Farrugia, Director General of the Malta Employers' Association, focused on the issue of precarious work. He stated that 'employers have no...
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Four ENGOs call for end to spring hunting
In a joint statement issued today, four Maltese environmental NGOs called on the government to end spring hunting without a referendum, after the European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez...
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15 year old suffers head fracture
A 15 year old girl was hospitalized following an accident in Zabbar this morning. The Police have confirmed that although the girl suffered serious injuries in her head, her condition is not life...
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PN calls for cost benefit analysis of the new power station
PN spokesman George Pullicino said that MEPA should ask for a cost benefit analysis as part of the environmental processing of the applicatio to build the new power station. Speaking at a press...
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Veterinary services at san Frangisk under review
Parliamentary Secretary for Animal rights Roderick Galdes has revealed that his secretariat will commission a survey to identify if the users of the veterinary centre San Frangisk in Ta' Qali are...
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Mixed classes a reality
As from this September around 160 students who are currently attending the Santa Klara College will move into new mixed classes. This will be something they should be looking forward to at the...
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TVM to broadcast again Short Film Festival series
TVM will once again be broadcasting the Malta Short Film Festival a series of progammes aimed at promoting short films. The series will give the opportunity to all entries in this festival a window of...
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Prime Minister defends memorandum of understanding deal with CCCC
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has this evening made a Ministerial deceleration whereby he gave more details regarding the ongoing connectivity options being reviewed between Malta and Gozo. Dr Muscat...
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Updated 1: Police chase after motorist ends after warning shot is fired
A 21 year old man, from Birkirkara, was last night apprehended, following a high speed chase which involved a number of policemen from the mobile squad unit being deployed. It is being reported that in...
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Inmates call off food strike – Government
Following discussions with the Prison Director of Corradino Correction Facility, inmates called off the food strike, Government said. In a press release, the Government said that inmates requested a...
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Coalition to pile pressure on Government for referendum against Spring...
Alternattiva Demokratika has noted the press statement issued by Birdlife, Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust and Ramblers in which they invited Government to end spring hunting without having to face a...
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John Dalli’s new role, ‘a sign of no confidence in Health Minister’– PN leader
The decision to appoint former European Commissioner, John Dalli to lead the Health sector reform, acts as a sign of no confidence in Health Minister, Godfrey Farrugia, said Nationalist Party leader...
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Slapped Cheek Syndrome: Kercem, Victoria and Mellieha schools record majority...
Some 180 cases of Slapped Cheek Syndrome have been reported since April to date. Answering a parliamentary question tabled by the Nationalist Party MP Clyde Puli, the Minister for Health, Godfrey...
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Students discuss environmental concerns with policy makers
[gallery ids="44431,44430,44429"] Environmental issues were at the order of the day in the 9th edition of the ‘EkoSkola Parliament Session’. This annual event brings together young policy makers...
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Immigrants to Malta increased by 20% in 2012
Last year, 27 boats arrived in Malta carrying 1,890 irregular immigrants, the second highest number in a decade. An increase of 19.7 % was recorded in the number of irregular immigrants arriving by...
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There are alternatives to detention of refugees, say NGOs
On World Refugee Day, four NGOs called upon the government to look for alternatives to the long-term detention of asylum seekers. The NGOs concerned are the Aditus foundation, Jesuit Refugee Service...
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