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80% of adults will have received one vaccine by tomorrow / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 19 June 2021

Updated 1245 Covid-19: No new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday, and with three persons recovering, active cases have gone down to 29. Speaking on party media, Health Minister…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 18 June 2021

Updated 1330 - Covid-19 Update Three new COVID-19 cases were registered on Friday with four patients recovering. Thus, active cases go down to 32. 1,965 swab tests were carried out…

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Malta registers 420th Covid death / News Briefing – Thursday 17 June 2021

Updated 1238 Covid-19 Update: An 82-year-old man became COVID-19 420th victim, despite having been vaccinated and had recovered from the virus earlier. This was announced by Health Minister Chris Fearne…

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FATF to vote on Malta grey-listing / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 16 June 2021

Updated 1230 Covid-19 Update Three new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while nine patients recovered. Active cases continued to decrease, and now stand at 45. 1,798 swab tests…

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No new Covid cases / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 15 June 2021

Updated 1255 - No new Covid cases For the third time in the past ten days, no new Covid cases were reported. Health authorities said 1,526 swab tests were conducted…

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Riskiest restrictions lifted – Prof Gauci / Malta News Briefing – Monday 14 June 2021

Updated 1234 Riskiest restrictions lifted - Prof Gauci: Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci insisted that case numbers need to remain low for authorities to continue with the gradual re-opening of the…

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Malta – Zero Covid-19 Cases Malta News Briefing – Sunday 13 June 2021

A 48-year-old man was grievously injured on Sunday in a traffic accident in Xagħra. The police said the accident happened in Sqaq San Marzjan at noon. The motorcyclist was given…

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Former PM Muscat clarifies the 120k severance package / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 12 June 2021

Updated 1515 A 62-year old man died in Qawra on Saturday afternoon after falling into the sea. Police said the man, an English national, appeared to have been standing on…

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Measures for social and cultural activities to be relaxed – Malta News Briefing – Friday 11 June 2021

Updated 1300 Covid-19 Update: Health authorities reported two new cases of coronavirus on Friday, while five patients recovered. Active cases now stand at 68. 1,817 swab tests were carried out…

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Fearne confident Malta will join EU certificates system on July 1 – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 10 June 2021

Updated 1300 Covid-19 Update: Four new cases of coronavirus was reported, while five persons recovered. Active cases now stand at 67. 2,123 swabs were carried out yesterday. Malta will join…

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Cabinet approves new energy interconnector to Sicily – Ombudsman/ Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 8 June 2021

Malta is set to get a second electricity interconnector linking the island to Sicily after Cabinet gave the project the thumbs up, Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said on Tuesday. The…

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Cruise liner denied entry as passenger tests positive for Covid – Malta News Briefing – Monday 7 June 2021

Update 20:19 - Headlines Update A cruise ship on its way to Malta had to make last minutes changes after a passenger tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, the MSC…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 6 June 2021

Update 1414 - Football in mourning Former Footballer, coach and pundit Edward Aquilina passed away on Sunday. TVM Update 1235 - Covid19 Update The number of active cases in Malta…

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ERA approves Manoel Island project / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 5 June 2021

Updated 1245 Covid-19 Update: Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported by health authorities on Saturday, while seven persons recovered. A total of 2764 swab tests were carried out yesterday. No…

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Therese Comodini Cachia to quit politics / Malta News Briefing – Friday 4 June 2021

Afternoon Portal Review The Times of Malta reports that Nationalist MP Therese Comodini Cachia revealed on Friday she will not be contesting the upcoming general election, less than a year…

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Former Times managing director received over €1 million from deal, Court hears / Malta News Briefing – 3 June 2021

Updated 1400 Covid-19 Update: Four new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while four persons recovered. Active cases remained stable at 76. Former Times managing director received over €1…

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Ten new Covid cases – News Briefing – Wednesday 2 June 2021

Updated 1245 Covid-19 Update: 10 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while four persons recovered. Active cases now stand at 76. 2,275 swabs were carried out yesterday. Till…

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Eight Covid cases reported -Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 1 June 2021

Updated 1330 Covid-19 Update: Malta recorded 8 Covid-19 cases and 4 recoveries on Tuesday. 2,026 swab tests were carried out as Malta reached 70 active cases. No new deaths were…

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Malta launches vaccine certificate / Malta News Briefing – Monday 31 May 2021

Update 1700h Prime Minister Robert Abela and Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that from tomorrow Maltese residents who had their second dose of the vaccine can register and obtain their…

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Malta records four new covid-19 cases, 3 recoveries / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 30 May 2021

Update 1230 - Malta reported four new cases and three recoveries. The latest numbers related to the vaccination process in Malta show that 512,214 were given the vaccine, of which…

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Adrian Hillman granted bail / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 29 May 2021

Updated 1350 - Hillman granted bail over charges of financial crime: Former Allied Group managing director Adrian Hillman granted bail. His bail was secured by a €50,000 deposit and €100,000…

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200,000 persons fully vaccinated / Malta News Briefing – Friday 28 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that the move of a tank cleaning facility from Kalkara to Marsa must go ahead as soon as possible to facilitate…

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Malta passes Moneyval test / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 27 May 2021

Updated 1255 - Covid-19 Update Health authorities have recorded four new cases and eight recoveries, lowering the number of active cases to 65. After two deaths in two days, no…

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60-year-old man becomes Covid’s 419th victim / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 26 May 2021

Updated 1234 - Covid-19 Update Seven new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while six people recovered, health authorities said. This means that the number of active cases edges…

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77-year-old becomes 418th Covid victim in Malta / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 25 May 2021

Updated 1250 - Covid-19 Update Three new cases of coronavirus were reported on Tuesday, while five recovered, taking the active case tally to 69.After almost two weeks with no new…

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No masks for vaccinated persons after July 1 / Malta News Briefing – Monday 24 May 2021

Updated 1417: No masks for vaccinated persons: Vaccinated persons will be allowed to remove their masks outside if they are on their own or with another vaccinated person. This was…

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Five Coronavirus cases registered – Active cases go down to 81 / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 23 May 2021

Update 1240 - Covid-19 Update Malta recorded five new COVID-19 cases on Sunday while eight virus patients recovered, pushing the number of active cases in the country down even further…

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70% of population vaccinated by next week: Malta News Briefing – Saturday 22 May 2021

Updated 1235 COVID update New cases remained low with just two reported on Saturday. 14 persons recovered taking the active case tally down to 84. No deaths were reported. The…

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Malta – Tragedy at sea as two drown in St Paul’s Bay – News Briefing – Saturday 22 May 2021

Update 0742 - Two men drowned overnight in a tragic incident at sea at Dawret il-Gżejjer in St Paul's Bay. The case happened around 1215h at night. One of the…

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Active Covid cases down to 96 / Malta News Briefing – Friday 21 May 2021

Updated 1245 Six new coronavirus cases were reported on Friday while ten persons recovered. Active cases now stand at 96. "There has been a huge impact with the vaccination programme,"…

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Details of second round of vouchers announced / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 20 May 2021

Updated 1600 - New vouchers scheme announced Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that a new round of consumer vouchers will soon be mailed to all residents aged over 16. He…

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Three new Covid cases as active tally declines further – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 19 May 2021

Updated 1245 Covid-19 Update: Three new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, while 11 persons recovered. No deaths were reported. The active case tally has gone down to 120. 1,875…

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SME Chamber laments unfair licence fees / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 17 May 2021

Updated 1300 SME Chamber laments unfair licence fees: Tourist boat operators are being made to pay tens of thousands of euro” in licence fees despite the lack of tourists in…

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MAM says cannabis proposals are poorly thought out: / News Briefing – Monday 17 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that OPM minister Carmelo Abela’s position is no longer tenable in light of a police investigation into his potential involvement in…

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Covid-19 case forces Malta to skip Eurovision inauguration – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 16 May 2021

Eurovision Update - Singer Destiny, Malta's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, will not be taking part in the official opening ceremony due to the fact that a…

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4 new coronavirus cases, 7 recoveries in Malta – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 15 May 2021

Update 1504 Opposition MP Toni Bezzina has been cleared by a police investigation into alleged corruption dating back to 2012. Bezzina, the Nationalist Party transportation shadow minister, was informed by…

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Only one case of Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Friday 14 May 2021

Updated 1240 Just one Covid case: Only one person tested positive for COVID during the past 24 hours. The last time this reported was in the month of July, last…

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2021 Census to be held in Oct-Nov / Malta News Briefing – 13 May 2021

Updated 1745 - Newsportal Briefing TVM reports that a 32-year-old woman of Bulgarian nationality, is in danger of dying after being hit by a car. The accident happened at around…

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Five new Covid-19 cases / Malta News Briefing – 12 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that a Malta Enterprise official responsible for handling funding applications saw no fraud by Progress Press in an application that led…

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70 Migrants land in Malta – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 11 May 2021

1745 Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that vaccinated visitors will be given priority when elderly homes re-open properly in the coming months, the Elderly Minister revealed…

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Vaccine for all over 16s in Malta to open in May / Malta News Briefing – Monday 10 May 2021

UPDATE - Coronavirus Vaccination Progress - The vaccine to all people in Malta over the age of 16 would be opened in May Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne announced this in…

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9 new Covid-19 cases as 60% of the population is vaccinated / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 9 May 2021

Update - Vouchers to be distributed on 7th June A second round of government-issed €100 vouchers will be announced over the coming days, the Prime Minister announced on Sunday. "Over…

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Malta registers record low 6 new Covid-19 cases – – News Briefing – Saturday 8 May 2021

Covid-19 Update Malta registered a six-month low number of new Covid-19 cases. With six new cases Malta registered its lowest daily tally since July 27, 2020. There were no deaths…

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Immersed Malta-Gozo tunnel not ruled out / Malta News Briefing – Friday 7 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that there are "indications" that Malta will feature on a UK list of countries marked as safe for travel but the…

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Nine cases of Covid-19, lowest since July / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 6 May 2021

Updated 1745 - News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that the health authorities are considering the use of vaccine certificates for mass events to be held once the rules…

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Airport’s revenue drops by almost 70% / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 5 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that plans for a suspicious property deal involving former police superintendent Ray Aquilina, construction tycoon Joe Portelli, and murder suspect Yorgen…

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Covid-19 Active cases increase again / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 4 May 2021

1745 Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that a dedicated team within Malta’s anti-money laundering unit, the FIAU, is being set up to enforce a recently imposed €10,000…

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Malta’s Prime Minister takes Covid-19 vaccine – Malta News Briefing – Monday 3 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that December to February this year saw more than double last winter’s rainfall at 141mm compared to the super low 66.8mm,…

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Ivan Barbara’s wife and adopted child arrive in Malta – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 2 May 2021

Update 1900 - The wife and adopted daughter of a Maltese man who died from COVID-19 in India arrived safely in Malta on Sunday evening. The Times of Malta reports that…

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74 persons recover, but two men die of Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 1 May 2021

Updated 1235 Covid-19: Health authorities reported 74 recoveries on Saturday, with new cases remaining low, at 15. This has brought down the number of active cases substantially, to 270. However,…

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Covid-19: 16 new cases reported, three persons to be charged on illegal party – Friday 30 April 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that a Maltese man who contracted COVID-19 while in India to adopt a baby girl died on Friday after developing complications…

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Malta passes Moneyval Test- Malta News Briefing – Thursday 29 April 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that Malta’s anti-money laundering regime has formally passed a review by Moneyval. MaltaToday reports that Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called…

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Active Covid cases drop to 374- Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 28 April 2021

Updated 1745- News Portal briefing Times of Malta reports that a €274 million contract to build and operate residential blocks and a kitchen at a home for the elderly has…

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45 new Covid cases / Malta News Briefing

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that Artists have reacted angrily to a remark by Culture Minister José Herrera in which he implied that they lack the…

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15 Covid-19 cases, 58 recoveries: health authorities / Malta News Briefing – Monday 26 April 2021

Update 1300 Covid Update: 15 new cases were reported on Monday, with 58 patients recovering. This lowers the case tally further, to 422. 1,449 swab tests were taken on Sunday.No…

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UPDATE: Further easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Malta announced / News Briefing – Sunday 25 April 2021

Update - Covid19 Update A 67-year-old person died while diagnosed with Covid. Meanwhile there were 25 new Covid-19 cases registered in the last 24 hours. The number of recoveries was…

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20 cases of Covid-19 as active tally dips below 500: Malta News Briefing – 24 April 2021

Update 1230 Covid-19 Update Active Covid-19 cases in Malta have fallen below 500 for more than half a year, after 20 new cases were reported on Saturday. Some 58 patients…

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