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Dr Calvagna passes away / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 4 January 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says that A fundraiser for a 29-year-old woman who was found murdered in Sliema has raised €20,000 in a single day. MaltaToday says…

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Man held on Polish student murder, referred to MCH / Malta News Briefing – Monday 3 January 2021

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says that Police had to stop interrogating their lead suspect in a Sliema murder case after he claimed the devil had been manipulating…

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Updated- Polish 29 year killed in Sliema – Maltese 20 year old questioned by police / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 2 January 2022

Updated - Developing Story The police have launched a murder investigation after a Polish woman, 29, was found dead in Ġnien Indipendenza in Sliema on Sunday morning. Net News reported…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 1 January 2022

Midday Briefing Malta kicked off 2022 with its lowest number of new COVID-19 infections in five days, with health authorities reporting 1,030 new cases on Saturday, Times of Malta reports.…

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Schools to move online until end of week / Malta News Briefing – Friday 31 December 2021

Updated 1550 - Schools to move online until end of week Students will physically return to schools on 10th January, the Education Ministry said, with any lessons due to be…

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Active Covid-19 cases climb above 10,000 after 1,353 new infections reported – Malta News Briefing – Thursday 30 December 2021

Updated 1244 Covid-19 Update Active cases climbed above 10,000 on Thursday with health authorities reproting 1353 new cases and 172 recoveries. 94 persons are now hospitalised, six of whom in…

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Changes in quarantine announced/ Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 29 December 2021

Changes in quarantine Vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 will only have to quarantine for 10 days as of Monday, Health Minister Chris Fearne has announced. The reduced period,…

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Record 1298 new cases reported / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 28 December 2021

Albert Fenech, one of Malta's top cardiologists as well as a former MP, died on Tuesday aged 70. Fenech was reportedly found dead inside his house and is believed to…

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Clifton Grima appointed Education Minister – Malta News Briefing – Monday 27 December 2021

Updated 1345 - Clifton Grima appointed Education Minister Government has announced the appointment of Dr Clifton Grima as Education Minister, following the resignation of Justyne Caruana after the Bogdanovic-saga. Grima…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 26 December 2021

The lucky 26th birthday of the annual charity telethon l-Istrina has kicked off on Sunday at noon. https://www.facebook.com/PresidentofMalta/videos/4763086150423691/ Every year on 26 December, funds are collected for various local entities, primarily Malta…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 25 December 2021

Happy Christmas Traffic Accident A two-year-old boy was grievously injured when the car he was in crashed into a tree on Christmas Eve. The car, a Mazda Demio, was being…

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Malta News Briefing – Friday 24 December 2021

Covid Update Malta hit another single-day record of newly detected COVID-19 cases on Friday when the health ministry reported 955 new infections. It is the third consecutive day that the…

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Booster shots required for entry to restaurants and other activities from Jan 17/ Malta News Briefing – Thursday 23 December 2021

Updated 1223 - Resignations a sign of a culture change PM Robert Abela said that the recent resignations from the Cabinet and the Labour parliamentary group hurt, even on a…

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Covid-19: Record 582 cases as Nurses say all beds at MDH are full / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 22 December 2021

Update 1444 Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi have both been slapped with a travel ban by the US due to their "involvement in significant corruption". The sanctions against the two controversial…

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386 new Covid-19 cases reported as active cases top 2,500 / Malta News Briefing – 21 December 2021

Updated 1745 - News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says that a court has declared that although landowners have a right to enjoy property held under protected leases, the State…

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Covid-19: 42 persons now in hospital / Malta News Briefing – Monday 20 December 2021

Times of Malta says that a man jailed over the murder of Gżira hairstylist Alfie Rizzo has failed in a double bid to be released from prison, with his second…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 19 December 2021

Morning Briefing Magistrate had recommended charges against Pilatus Chairman - Times of Malta An inquiring magistrate had recommended charges against former Pilatus Bank chairman Ali Sadr, The Times of Malta…

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President Vella: I cannot refuse to sign bills approved by Parliament / Malta Malta News Briefing – Saturday 18 December 2021

Mid-Day Briefing President Vella: I cannot refuse to sign bills approved by Parliament President George Vella said that his constitutional role limited his responsibility, and insisted that he did not…

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FIAU imposes €2.6m penalty on BOV/ Malta News Briefing – Friday 17 December 2021

FIAU imposes €2.6m penalty on BOV: The Financial Intelligence and Analysis Unit (FIAU) has imposed a fine of €2.6 million on it as an administrative penalty for failing to report…

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Wage supplement extended by a month / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 16 December 2021

1745- Latest News portal briefing Times of Malta says people aged over 35 can now register to get the COVID-19 booster jab as Malta steps up efforts to contain rising…

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Cannabis use becomes legal after historic vote / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 December 2021

Latest update- 1745 Times of Malta says that a recently-formed political party has launched a petition in a bid to force a referendum on the new cannabis law approved by…

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Pathologists denounce ‘blanket mask rules’ / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 14 December 2021

Standards Czar report into €15,000 contract published: A parliamentary standards committee has agreed to publish a damning report into how Education Minister Justyne Caruana gave her friend Daniel Bogdanovic a €15,000 three-month…

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Respect people’s intelligence, President asks politicians / Malta News Briefing – Monday 13 December 2021

Updated 1230 - Mid-Day Briefing President George Vella has called on politicians to “respect people's intelligence” when they begin campaigning for the upcoming general election. In a public, televised addressed…

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UPDATED – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 12 December 2021

News Updates PN asks Naxxar Mayor to resign over 'undeclared conflict of interest' The Nationalist Party has requested the Naxxar mayor to resign because of an "undeclared conflict of interest".…

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Motorcyclist, 45, dies in crash in Sliema / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 11 December 2021

Updated 1245 - Mid-Day briefing German rating agency maintains Malta's A rating Germain rating agency DBRS has re-affirmed Malta's long-term rating at 'A', with a stable trend, on the back…

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PN wants Petitions Committee to consider cannabis bill petition / Malta News Briefing – Friday 10 December 2021

Latest update- 1745 Times of Malta says that Malta is set to have the strictest rules in the EU on mask-wearing outside, according to a Times of Malta analysis, with…

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Masks requirement in outdoors re-introduced from Saturday / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 9 December 2021

Latest update-1745 Times of Malta says that Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are challenging the validity of statements he gave police investigators, claiming he was under the influence of cocaine at the…

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Political activist claims local doctor selling vaccine passports / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 8 December 2021

Mid-Day Briefing Political activist claims local doctor selling vaccine passports A British political activist has alleged on Twitter that people in Malta are buying vaccine passports from a doctor for…

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Doctors want government to settle industrial dispute / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 7 December 2021

Latest update- 1745 Times of Malta says that the Valletta and Victoria local councils are in dire financial straits, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. MaltaToday says that A…

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Hundreds of LESA fines issued to politicians, businesspeople deleted – reports / Malta News Briefing – Monday 6 December 2021

Times of Malta says that a university disciplinary committee will decide whether a dean should be sanctioned over plagiarism. MaltaToday says thatthe National Audit Office flagged an “extravagant” use of…

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MaltaToday Survey – Support for the Labour Party runs at 45.9% – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 5 December 2021

News Updates Covid Update Sixty-nine new COVID-19 patients were diagnosed in the past 24 hours and there are now 19 virus patients in hospital, down from 21 on Saturday. Three…

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Captain Morgan drops Balluta jetty proposal / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 4 December 2021

Mid-Day Briefing Captain Morgan drops Balluta jetty proposal Captain Morgan has dropped plans to build a jetty at Balluta bay, after a wave of protest and opposition from residents. The…

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Education system not creating critical minds, academics warn government: / Malta News Briefing – Friday 3 December 2021

Latest update 1745 Times of Malta says Fra Matthew Festing, the 79th Grand Master of the Knights of St John was laid to rest at the capital's co-cathedral on Friday. MaltaToday says…

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Notaries refuse to apply controversial ‘tax arrears’ rate on contracts / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 2 December 2021

Updated 1245 Notaries refuse to apply controversial ‘tax arrears’ rate on contracts: Notaries will not process any property taxes on rates introduced by a controversial legal notice for tax arrears,…

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Maltese national arrested in Italy-Malta drug operation / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 1 December 2021

Times of Malta says that during Thursday's floods, rescuers ended up having to be rescued themselves MaltaToday says that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the COVID-19…

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15% tax rate would impact up to 20 of Malta’s largest employers / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 30 November 2021

Latest Update- 1745 Times of Malta says an assessment of Malta’s anti-money laundering regime today by Moneyval would see the country pass with flying colours, FIAU director Kenneth Farrugia said…

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Ex-HSBC official investigated of siphoning cash from client’s accounts / Malta News Briefing – Monday 29 November 2021

Latest update 1745 Times of Malta says that Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech has vowed to keep fighting on, as surveys show his party continues to trail Labour badly in…

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72 New Covid-19 cases – PM urges people to take booster / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 28 November 2021

NewsUpdates Government condemns comments partially blaming Caruana Galizia's son for murder Comments by a government in-house lawyer partially blaming Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son for her assassination are “incongruous, out of…

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Maltese Police break Libyan/Maltese tax evasion racket / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 27 November 2021

Police bust Libyan/Maltese tax evasion racket A group of Libyan and Maltese nationals suspected of illegally moving millions of euros through the airport are to be charged with money laundering…

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Malta bans flights from South African countries as new variant causes concern / Malta News Briefing – Friday 26 November 2021

Updated 1745 Times of Malta says that Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg has deflected criticism of newly completed road projects not being immune to flooding, chalking up yesterday’s flooded roads to…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 25 November 2021

1745 update Times of Malta says that former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi hit it out Speaker Anġlu Farrugia over a stern letterhe sent to the son of slain journalist Daphne…

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2,055 migrants relocated to other EU countries in past decade / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 24 November 2021

Latest update- 1745 Times of Malta says that Zenith Finance directors say court case against them should be dropped MaltaToday says that a woman has died after a group of…

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Cannabis bill seeks harm-reduction approach – PM / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 November 2021

Times of Malta said Prime Minister Robert Abela has backed his political rival Roberta Metsola's bid to be the next European Parliament president. MaltaToday says Prime Minister Robert Abela says…

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Malta News Briefing – Monday 22 November 2021

Update 1745- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says that Konrad Mizzi’s lawyer in libel proceedings against Daphne Caruana Galizia’s heirs informed the court on Monday that the parties were…

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UPDATE – Record 122 New Covid19 Cases – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 21 November 2021

UPDATED News Roundup Energy prices will be frozen next year as Malta stares down the barrel of a global gas-shortage crisis. Times of Malta reports that the government is planning…

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77-year-old passes away with Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 20 November 2021

Mid-Day Briefing Fitch confirms A Rating Global credit rating agency Fitch has affirmed Malta’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ with a Stable Outlook. The Stable Outlook reflects…

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Covid-19: Malta no longer on green list / Malta News Briefing – Friday 19 November 2021

Times of Malta says that all data extracted from a phone belonging to Keith Schembri must be made available to Yorgen Fenech’s defence team, a court ruled on Friday. MaltaToday…

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Ministry justifies controversial tax scheme / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 18 November 2021

Times of Malta says that Matthew Caruana Galizia has described feeling so angry after his mother's murder that he wanted to kick down the door of then Prime Minister Joseph…

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Konrad Mizzi to miss PAC meeting after hospital admission / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 17 November 2021

Updated 1240 - Mid-Day Briefing Price of second-hand cars rises by 30%: Prices of second-hand cars have risen about 30% due to the global shortage of micro-chips, according to a…

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Car importers urging buyers to wait until next year due to microchip shortage / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 16 November 2021

Updated 1745- Latest update Times of Malta says that Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar is to be reprimanded by parliament following an ethics probe into her role in allegedly brokering a property…

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Small child in two-storey fall / Malta News Briefing – Monday 15 November 2021

Updated 1250: Mid-Day Briefing Small child in two-storey fall: a one-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after falling two storeys out of a balcony in Msida. Police said the boy,…

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Malta News Briefing – Sunday 14 November 2021

Major accident in Xemxija A woman is understood to died after succumbing to serious injured in a traffic accident in that took place at around 8.30pm on Xemxija hill. TVM…

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Employers concerned on proposed cannabis reform – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 13 November 2021

Evening Roundup Cannabis reform ‘fraught with hidden motives’ – MEA The Malta Employers Association has criticised the government's proposed cannabis reform, expressing concern over the lack of assurances over possible…

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AG concerned about possible John Dalli immunity / Malta News Briefing – Friday 12 November 2021

Times of Malta said that wearing a back brace, carrying crutches and sitting in a wheelchair, Jaiteh Lamin returned to the scene of a serious accident on Friday - along…

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Ombudsman opens investigation into prison over ‘systemic maladministration’/ Malta News Briefing – Thursday 11 November 2021

Times of Malta says that Customs Officials seized €52,481 in undeclared cash from four passengers, two travelling to Sicily and two to Istanbul MaltaToday says that Former water-polo player Sean…

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Prison Director self-suspends after umpteenth tragedy / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 10 November 2021

Times of Malta says that Financial crimes investigators who seized electronic equipment from the home of a former senior official at Pilatus Bank in April still have to establish if…

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Abela says former PMs still have responsibilities / News Briefing – Tuesday 9 November 2021

Times of Malta says that Financial crimes investigators who seized electronic equipment from the home of a former senior official at Pilatus Bank in April still have to establish if…

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