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Bernice Cassar murder: police arrest husband after 17-hour standoff / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 23 November 2022

Updated 1200 Elderly couple injured in Mqabba house blaze An elderly couple suffered smoke inhalation and two cars were damaged in a blaze which started inside a house in Mqabba…

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Minister orders inquiry into state failure after mother shot dead / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 22 November 2022

Updated 1615 The Times of Malta says that an inquiry will look into whether any state entities failed a woman who was murdered as a result of alleged domestic violence,…

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Unemployment falls to 984 / Malta News Briefing – Monday 21 November 2022

Updated 1800 Times of Malta reports that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana on Monday sought to blame Nationalist governments for having burdened Air Malta with early retirement schemes which brought it…

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Updated Malta News Briefing – Sunday 20 November 2022

News Update 44 people living irregularly in Gozo arrested Some 44 people were found to be living in Gozo illegally, the police said on Sunday. In a statement, the police…

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Moody’s confirms Malta A2 rating / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 19 November 2022

Updated Azzopardi claims Bernard Grech asked him to quit politics Jason Azzopardi has spoken out about the multiple snubs he received from party leader Bernard Grech in the run-up to…

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15 NGOs object to massive regularisation scheme / Malta News Briefing – Friday 18 November 2022

Updated 1200 Man in beating video not yet identified: The man caught on camera being assaulted by Transport Malta officers has not been identified yet. According to a Times of…

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Man allegedly beaten by police says four officers were involved / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 17 November 2022

Updated 1700 - Afternoon Briefing The Times of Malta reports that witness Ahmed Ali Abduwili said that he was bundled into a police car, handcuffed, taken to a dark place…

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Legal amendments allowing pregnancy termination to tabled next week / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 16 November 2022

Updated 1630 The Times of Malta says that legislative amendments will be tabled in parliament next week, allowing doctors to terminate a pregnancy when the mother’s life or health are…

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Transport Malta investigates video showing beating of man on ground / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 15 November 2022

Updated 1700 Times of Malta leads with a story reporting that Transport Mata has launched an investigation after a video appeared to show two of its enforcement officials hitting a…

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Fines for using mobile phone while driving to increase – PM / Malta News Briefing – Monday 14 November 2022

Updated 1600 Times of Malta reveals details of possible new appointees to government agency headship positions following a spate of resignations and suspensions over the past months. Maltatoday says that…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 13 November 2022

News Briefing Former Infrastructure Malta boss Frederick Azzopardi insists he has 'nothing to hide' as Cassola goes to police Former Infrastructure Malta boss Fredrick Azzopardi insisted he has nothing to…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 12 November 2022

Updated Cassola presents 'first-hand evidence' of corruption in Marsa Junction project Arnold Cassola has provided what he described as “first-hand evidence” of corruption in the Marsa Junction project to the…

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Cannabis authority CEO sacked after less than a year / Malta News Briefing – Friday 11 November 2022

Updated 1230 Cannabis authority CEO sacked after less than a year Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech was removed from the headship of the cannabis authority after less than a year. The executive…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 10 November 2022

Update 1300 Notary Ivan Barbara’s widow to be accused of perjury: The widow of notary Ivan Barbara is to be charged with perjury over a sworn declaration she gave during…

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Court annuls decision to hand Miżieb and Aħrax to hunters / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 9 November 2022

Updated 1600 The Times of Malta reveals that three Gozo Ministry officials charged with the involuntary homicide of a man who died while at work last year will not be…

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Influencer linked with BOV hack jailed in US / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 8 November 2022

Updated 1300 Influencer linked with BOV hack jailed in US Ramon Abbas, an Instagram influencer who goes by the name Hushpuppi, was convicted to 11 years in prison in the…

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MFA accepts football coach Devis Mangia resignation / Malta News Briefing – Monday 7 November 2022

Updated 1650 MFA accepts resignation of Malta football coach: The Malta Football Association has accepted the resignation of football coach Devis Mangia. The association said that in his letter of…

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Police Commissioner hints at former PM Muscat being investigated / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 5 November 2022

Update 1930 Traffic Accidents A car crashed into a barrier at the Marsa-Ħamrun bypass on Saturday night in an incident that caused heavy traffic in the area. The crash happened…

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Former Maltese Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici dead at 89

Former Maltese Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici has died during the night between Friday and Saturday. He was 89 years old. Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici or KMB as he was commonly…

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Concerns of bad air quality escalate in past decade / Malta News Briefing – Friday 4 November 2022

Updated 1215 Concerns of bad air quality escalate in past decade More than 67% of people in Malta feel that the country’s air quality has deteriorated in the past 10…

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Planning tribunal rejects development plans for Ħondoq / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 3 November 2022

Afternoon Update The Times of Malta reports that planning tribunal has shot down developers’ appeal to forge ahead with development in Ħondoq bay, closing the chapter on this saga. Maltatoday says…

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PM highlights certainty and stability in budget response / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 2 November 2022

Updated 1700 The Times of Malta says that Prime Minister Robert Abela shrugged off as “hearsay” testimony in court which tied the Auberge de Castille directly to a corruption racket…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 31 October 2022

Updated Elderly disappearance leads to security bonanza at SVPR - reports Security was beefed up visibly at St Vincent de Paul residence after a resident disappeared in Summer. In a…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 30 October 2022

Morning Briefing Budget lacks long-term vision: ADPD The ADPD said on Saturday that Budget 2023 had failed to project a long-term view of the necessary changes needed to address the…

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Malta’s rule of law index drops slightly / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 29 October 2022

Updated 1200 Malta's rule of law index drops slightly Malta’s overall rule of law score decreased slightly in the annual Rule Of Law Index, ranking 30th out of 140 countries…

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Malta gets €50m in EU funding for electric vehicles / Malta News Briefing – Friday 28 October 2022

Updated 1700 The Times of Malta reports that a male official at the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra admitted sexually harassing a female member of the orchestra, who resigned over the “excessive…

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It-Topo’s imprisonment slashed by half / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 27 October 2022

Updated 1645 The Times of Malta reports that Darren Debono, known as it-Topo, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment for refusing to reveal his accomplices in the failed HSBC…

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Malta International Airport to get €12 million in tax credits for pandemic losses / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 26 October 2022

Updated 1630 The Malta Independent quotes a filing to the Malta Stock Exchange by the Malta International Airport which shows that the MIA will be receiving €12 million in tax…

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1,300 migrants seeking rescue in Malta area / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 25 October 2022

Updated 1615 - Afternoon Briefing The Times of Malta reports that an elderly pedestrian was killed after being hit by a truck in Zejtun while a 90-year-old motorist was seriously…

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Pensioners get higher COLA in Budget 2023, debt levels up / Malta News Briefing – Monday 24 October 2022

Updated 2130 - Budget 2023 announced Budget 2023 sees pensioners get a higher cost-of-living increase, at €12.50, with the rest of the population getting €9.90. "The vulnerable in our society…

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UPDATE – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 23 October 2022

News Briefing Repubblika claims police commissioner has evidence of obstruction in Caruana Galizia murder investigations Repubblika president Robert Aquilina claimed the police commissioner has evidence against two people who obstructed…

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EU approves €1bn funding package for Malta / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 22 October 2022

Updated 1300 Robert Arrigo laid to rest, party considers co-option Former Sliema Mayor Robert Arrigo was laid to rest today at the St Julian's Parish Church. Mr Arrigo past away…

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Overtime, sick leave and bonuses for food couriers in new rules / Malta News Briefing – Friday 21 October 2022

Updated 1800 Maltatoday says that food couriers will have to be paid overtime, sick leave and statutory bonuses under new rules. Employers of platform workers will have to provide work contracts…

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<strong>EP adopts strong resolution calling out impunity in Malta:</strong> / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 20 October 2022

EP adopts strong resolution calling out impunity in Malta: / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 20 October 2022

Updated 1630 Police constables to be indicted: The Court found enough evidence for three constables accused of using excessive force on migrants to be placed under a bill of indictment.…

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Magistrate Nadine Lia removed from Pilatus case / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 19 October 2022

Updated 1230 Magistrate Nadine Lia removed from Pilatus case: After a lengthy Court battle, magistrate Nadine Lia has been removed from the Pilatus case. Speaking outside the courts, NGO Repubblika…

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Nationalist MP Robert Arrigo dies at the age of 67 / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 18 October 2022

News Update - 1230 Malta's attractiveness starts to recover after removal from grey-list, concerns on corporate tax, skills Malta’s attractiveness to foreign investors has started to recover following Malta's exit…

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Flu, Covid vaccines available for over 55s today / Malta News Briefing – Monday 17 October 2022

Updated 1115 Government agency opposing Lombard share sale The National Development and Social Fund (NDSF), the government's entity which is responsible for handling monies generated from Malta's passport programme is…

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UPDATE – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 16 October 2022

Update Demonstration and Vigil to commemorate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder fifth anniversary Hundreds took to the streets of Valletta for a demonstration seeking justice for slain journalist Daphne Caruana…

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UPDATE – Family members, political leaders react to Degiorgio’s sentence / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 15 October 2022

Updated 1200 Family members, politicians react to Degiorgio's sentence Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder should never have been allowed to happen, her son said, moments after two brothers were sentenced to…

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Degiorgio brothers plead guilty in Daphne murder / Malta News Briefing – Friday 14 October 2022

Updated 1800 Two brothers accused of assassinating journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have admitted to the charges, just hours into the trial in a sensational twist to the five-year case. Alfred…

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Malta supports UN resolution condemning Russia’s illegal annexation / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 13 October 2022

Updated 1230 Malta supports UN resolution condemning Russia's illegal annexation: Malta has voted in favour of a UN resolution which condemned Russia's attempts to annex four regions of Ukraine. It…

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Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Marsa flyover scandal / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 12 October 2022

Updated 1630 - Afternoon Portal Review The Times of Malta quotes a report by the Malta International Airport which shows that at 86.4%, September’s recovery of pre-pandemic traffic was similar…

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Home Affairs Minister defends government position on migration / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 11 October 2022

Updated 1745 The Times of Malta reports that police inspectors and a lawyer representing Keith Schembri clashed in court on Tuesday over insinuations made by the latter that Melvin Theuma…

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Cabinet approves new rules on contract work / Malta News Briefing – Monday 10 October 2022

Updated 1630 TVM news reports that Cabinet has approved new rules on contracts and minimum wage threshold. The prime minister explained the principles of this framework, which regulate the employment…

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UPDATE: Malta News Briefing – Sunday 9 October 2022

Morning Briefing PN Leader accuses PM of having no qualms to use taxpayers' money for the benefit of the Labour Party The Labour government has a finger in the pie…

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Three constables suspended, investigated on use of unnecessary violence / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 8 October 2022

Updated 1215 Three constables suspended, investigated on use of unnecessary violence: The Police Force said the morning that three of its constables have been suspended from duty and are under…

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Melvin Theuma refuses to testify in case on phantom job / Malta News Briefing – Friday 7 October 2022

Updated 1700 The Times of Malta leads with news from court where the self-confessed middleman in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has refused to testify in court about…

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Consumers to receive adjusted utility bills after anomaly / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 6 October 2022

Updated 1730 The Times of Malta says that consumers will start receiving revised utility bills to make up for overcharging due to an “anomaly” in the law. Energy Minister Miriam…

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Muscats lose bid to intervene in case against former police inspector / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 5 October 2022

Updated 1745 The Times of Malta reports that a magistrates’ court has turned down a request by former prime minister Joseph Muscat and his wife to intervene in criminal proceedings…

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Mafia attracted to Malta’s taxation regime, Italian body says / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 4 October 2022

Updated 1600 The Times of Malta reports that the Nationalist Party has filed a judicial protest asking the court to force the director of contracts to investigate a multimillion-euro contract…

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MFA reports coach Mangia to police, further allegations emerge in Romania / Malta News Briefing – Monday 3 October 2022

Updated 1745 The Times of Malta reports that the Malta Football Association has referred allegations concerning national team coach Devis Mangia to the police for investigation. Meanwhile, new allegations of…

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UPDATE – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 2 October 2022

Malta News Briefing Labour Party normalised bribery Labour’s actions in “selling Malta” for bribes so that “corrupt officials in government can profit” has led to a lower quality of life…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 1 October 2022

Updated 1300 Contractors fined 100k for breaching road tender A court has ruled that two contractors are to pay close to €100,000 in damages and fees between them after they…

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Malta gets derogation from EU plan to cut energy consumption / Malta News Briefing – Friday 30 September 2022

Updated 1730 - Newsportal Review The Times of Malta reports that Malta has been exempted from an EU plan to slash peak-hour power consumption, agreed upon by member states on…

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Govt refutes claims its contravening EU law with passport scheme / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 29 September 2022

Updated 1700 The Times of Malta says tha a second application on the Xlendi sea-front linked to Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli has been filed for a 14-floor hotel that will…

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Second player comes forward with allegations of misconduct by National Team coach / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 28 September 2022

Updated 1600 Afternoon Briefing Times of Malta reveals that a second footballer has come forward alleging sexual misconduct by the now-suspended National Team coach Devis Mangia. A report was filed…

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Malta football head coach suspended after sexual conduct allegations emerge / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 27 September 2022

Updated 1600 - Afternoon Briefing The Times of Malta reports that the head coach of Malta’s national football team Devis Mangia has been suspended after a player reported him over…

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