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UPDATED – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 18 February 2023

Midday Update ADPD states that energy security is under threat Carmel Cacopardo said that during severe storms it is inevitable that the LNG tanker is put out of action, the…

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Domestic demand to drive growth in 2023 – CBM / Malta News Briefing – Friday 17 February 2023

Updated 1600 Malta 'can keep going' if one energy source fails, says Dalli: The government can keep the lights on should the offshore tanker supplying the Electrogas power station need…

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EU Commission calls on Malta to cease spring hunting of turtle dove / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 16 February 2023

Updated 1230 Polidano, Portelli firms fined on Birkirkara demolition project: Companies linked to construction magnate Charles Polidano and major developer Joseph Portelli have been fined over a dangerous demolition project…

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Marine environment: EU opens infringement case against Malta / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 February 2023

Updated 1635 Marine environment: EU opens infringement case against Malta: The European Commission has announced the opening of an infringement procedure against Malta, together with a number of other Member…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 14 February 2023

Updated 1645 - Newsportal Review The Times of Malta reports that a new charter airline calling itself Valletta Airlines has announced it has been issued an Air Operator's Certificate. The…

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Maltese economic growth to drop by half in 2023, EU forecast shows / Malta News Briefing – Monday 13 February 2023

Updated 1600 Maltatoday reports that a 27-year-old man from Valletta has been charged with the aggravated possession of 3kg of cannabis and dangerous driving after a high-speed chase that resulted in…

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Grech would be prepared to make way for new PN leader – report / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 12 February 2023

Updated 0745 Bernard Grech would be ready to make way for new leader - Reports The Sunday Times of Malta reveals this morning that PN leader Bernard Grech has told…

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Blasts at Technopark damage factory, no injuries reported – Saturday 11 February 2023

Updated 1230 Explosion rocks Technopark - no injuries reported: An explosion rocked a factory at the Mosta Technopark on Saturday morning, with the blast panicking residents and shoppers but leaving…

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Power returns after nationwide cut / News Briefing – Friday 10 February 2023

Update 1330 Nationwide powercut: Large swathes of Malta and Gozo were left without electricity on Friday. Enemalta attributed the pwoer cut to an interconnector issue. At 1.10pm, Enemalta said the…

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Salaries increase by 7.6% in Q3-2022 – CBM / Morning Briefing – Thursday 9 February 2023

Updated 1100 Salaries increase by 7.6% in Q3-2022 – CBM: Compensation of employees grew by an annual 7.6% in the third quarter of the year, compared with 9.6% in the…

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Met Office issues warning as gale winds expected / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 8 February 2023

Updated 1745 Met Office issues orange warning: Winds of force 8 to 9 are expected from early Thursday morning until Friday afternoon, potentially postponing festivities to commemorate the Feast of…

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Crime rate lowest in 15 years, police chief claims / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 7 February 2023

Updated 1730 - Afternoon Portal Review The Times of Malta follows the compilation of evidence against Roderick Cassar, who denies killing his estranged wife and the mother of their two…

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Malta to send civil protection teams to Turkey / Malta News Briefing – Monday 6 February 2023

Update 2000h Malta to send civil protection teams to Turkey Malta will be sending members of the Civil Protection Department (CPD) to Turkey to help in zones affected by Monday’s…

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Man dies in traffic accident / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 5 February 2023

News Update Man dies in traffic accident A 90-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident in St Paul’s Bay on Sunday. The police said the accident happened in Triq…

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Cassola files FOI on Abela-Magistrate chat / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 4 February 2023

Updated 1300 Cassola files FOI on Abela-Magistrate chat: Independent candidate Arnold Cassola has filed a Freedom of Information request to obtain more details on the conversation Prime Minister Robert Abela…

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Maltese most worried about climate change – EU survey / Malta News Briefing – Friday 3 January 2023

Updated 1725 The Times of Malta reports that Italy's coastguard has recovered the dead bodies of eight people, including a pregnant woman, from Maltese search and rescue waters, according to…

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AML Regulator imposes hefty fine on APS Bank / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 2 February 2023

Updated 1645 - Newsportal Review The Times of Malta reports that an anonymous but “reliable” source had informed the police about an argument that escalated into a knife fight between…

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Koħħu tells court that Degiorgio and Chris Cardona discussed hit on Caruana Galizia /Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 1 February 2023

Updated 1530 The Times of Malta reports that hitman Vince Muscat has told a court that he drove George Degiorgio to Portomaso to meet with Chris Cardona and discuss a…

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Malta loses ground on Transparency index / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 31 January 2023

Updated 1030 Malta loses ground on Transparency index: Malta continued to lose ground in Transparency International's corruption index, obtaining a 51 ranking as opposed to 53 last year. Countries are…

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Man found dead in Għasri / Malta News Briefing – Monday 30 January 2023

Updated 1800 Man found dead in Għasri: The body of a 60-year-old man from Victoria was discovered on a field in Għasri earlier this morning. According to The Times of…

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Updated – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 29 January 2023

News Update Prime minister insists on review of sentencing policies and accuses PN of conflict of interest Prime Minister Robert Abela has once again called on the courts to be…

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Malta to be taken to EU Court on trapping/ Malta News Briefing – Saturday 28 January 2023

Updated 1145 Club delegates ask Portelli to think twice about donning Spartans kit Several football club representatives have discouraged Joseph Portelli from registering as a player with Ħamrun Spartans FC,…

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President addresses abortion, migration in Holocaust remembrance / Malta News Briefing – Friday 27 January 2023

Updated 1110 Abortion, Migration on President's mind in Holocaust remembrance article President George Vella calls out the politics of 'us and them' in an opinion piece published in The Malta…

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Malta News Briefing – Thursday 26 January 2023

Updated 1210 Four new Magistrates appointed Kevan Azzopardi, Gianella Camilleri Busuttil, Abigail Critien and Joseph Gatt will be sworn in as magistrates after they were selected for the post from…

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Firm gets oil exploration licence / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 25 January 2023

Updated 1615 The Times of Malta reports that two teenagers have been charged with assault in connection with a violent attack in Valletta that left a child with a broken…

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FIAU Chair nominated for MFSA role / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 24 January 2023

Updated 1710 - Afternoon Portal Review The Times of Malta reports that FIAU chairman Jesmond Gatt has been nominated by the government to chair the board of the Malta Financial…

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5.2 Magnitude tremor felt in areas across the island / Malta News Briefing – Monday 23 January 2023

Updated 1700 - Afternoon Portal Review Newsbook reports that a tremor of 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered in the Central Mediterranean Sea on Monday morning. The tremor…

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Malta sends industrial, health equipment to Ukraine / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 22 January 2023

Update - 1700h Abela urges courts to send strong messages Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday urged the courts to send a “strong message” in the wake of Pelin Kaya’s…

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Two men acquitted of Sion Grech murder / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 21 January 2023

Updated 1300 GTA says public funds could support Gozo airstrip Gozo’s association of tourism operators has reiterated its stand in favour of the extension of the helipad at Ta’ Lambert…

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Robbie Williams to perform in Malta in Summer / Malta News Briefing – Friday 20 January 2023

Afternoon Portal Review The Times of Malta says that a vigil in memory of Pelin Kaya, the 30-year-old Turkish woman killed in a horrific incident on Wednesday, is being held this…

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Jeremie Camilleri to be charged with Gżira murder / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 19 January 2023

Updated 1750 Times of Malta reports about the arraignment of Jeremie Camilleri who is being charged with homicide in connection with yesterday's tragic Gzira event. In yet another shocking development,…

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Man named as suspect after woman killed in Gzira car hit / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 18 January 2023

Updated 1610 - Newsportal Review Maltatoday says that Jeremie Camilleri, Franco-Maltese national convicted of a series of petty thefts, is the motorist suspected of having ran over woman and killing her…

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Non-EU workers increase by 10 times in past decade / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 17 January 2023

Updated 1700 - Afternoon Portal Briefing The Times of Malta reports that PN health spokesperson Stephen Spiteri said that if the amendments announced by Health Minister Chris Fearne last week…

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Malta’s corporate tax third highest in the world, study finds / Malta News Briefing – Monday 16 January 2023

Updated 1800 - Afternoon Portal Review Newsbook quotes an international study which found that Malta’s corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world. At 35%, Malta’s direct tax…

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UPDATE – Abortion law amendments amongst issues dealt by political leaders – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 15 January 2023

Update 1330h PM open to mechanism to prevent abuse in abuse legal amendments Prime Minister Robert Abela said he is open to consider introducing a mechanism to prevent abusing a…

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