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Electricity subsidy to increase to €250 million by end of the year / Malta News Briefing – Friday 26 August 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says Prime Minister Robert Abela on Friday said Nationalist Party was being “populist and sensationalist” when it called for the deportation of foreign…

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Dead body found in B’Buġia was Carmelo Fino’s, police say / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 25 August 2022

Updated 1745 - Newsportal Review Maltatoday headlines with news that a decomposing body found in Birzebbuġa on July 14 was that of Carmelo Fino, the elderly man who walked out…

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Bernard Grech dismisses anti-migrant rhetoric / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 24 August 2022

Updated 1400 Woman dies in traffic accident: A 23-year-old woman tragically lost her life after she was hit by a bus in Mdina Road, Birkirkara this afternoon. The incident happened…

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AirMalta restructuring on track – Finance Minister / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 23 August 2022

Updated 1745 - Newsportal Review Times of Malta says that Finance minister Clyde Caruana on Tuesday refused to rule out the possibility that Air Malta could be replaced by another…

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Insurance association wants random breathalyser tests / Malta News Briefing – Monday 22 August 2022

1745 Latest news update Times of Malta says problems with Comino being overcrowded, flooded with deckchairs and full of litter will be solved "by next summer", Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo…

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UPDATE – Man charged in connection to Dingli shooting / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 21 August 2022

News Briefing Search for missing Carmelo Fino started 15 hours after he left San Vincenz De Paule - Report Carmelo Fino had already been wandering in the streets for 15…

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Air Malta and Cost of Living on PM’s interview agenda / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 20 August 2022

News Update PN wants immediate deportation of foreigners caught breaking law The Nationalist Party wants foreigners caught breaking the law to be deported immediately while it has also called for…

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Seven workers suspended after man disappears from care home / Malta News Briefing – Friday 19 August 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says Police have not yet established who was at the wheel of the Mazda Demio that allegedly hit Antoine Degabriele two weeks ago in Żejtun…

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Massive brawl erupts in Hamrun, one hospitalised / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 18 August

Updated 1800 Maltatoday reports that the local councils of Mdina, Rabat and Imtarfa have come out against the Mdina Grand Prix being organised in the vicinity of their localities. “While…

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Met Offices issues heat warning / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 17 August 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says Bank of Valletta chairman Gordon Cordina has denied any conflict of interest over the provision of consultancy services to the Malta Gaming…

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Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 16 August 2022

Afternoon briefing Firm linked to 'suspect' payments to Muscat breaching company law: A company linked to "suspicious" payments made to Joseph Muscat is in violation of company law by failing…

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COLA expected to reach 10 euro / Malta News Briefing – Monday 15 August 2022

Updated 0915 COLA to reach €10 The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), awarded annually to compensate for inflation is likely to approach €10 per week by the post-summer budget, up from €1.75.…

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Chamber says workers should not get full COLA if already given pay rise this year / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 14 August 2022

Morning Briefing Chamber says workers should not get full COLA if already given pay rise this year Workers who had a salary raise this year should not receive the full…

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Tension in Comino as Graffiti holds protest / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 13 August

Updated 1230 Tensions flare as Graffiti mounts protest on Comino A tense morning on the island of Comino as Moviment Graffiti mounted another protest against what it describes as an…

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Work permit delays hampering business, Employers say / Malta News Briefing – Friday 12 August 2022

Latest update Times of Malta says Marsaxlokk's parish priest is to be charged with misappropriating funds and money laundering. MaltaToday says Christian Degabriele, a 35-year-old soldier from Għaxaq lost his life…

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Government analysing journalism committee’s feedback on reforms / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 11 August 2022

Mid-day briefing Contender for top Police force job quits the force: A star candidate for the role of Financial Crimes Investigation Department has quit the force. According to sources, Superintendent…

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Malta’s efforts against corruption are limited – Commission President / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says August showers wet parts of Malta and Gozo on Wednesday, with rain forecast for the coming days and thunderstorms a possibility, according…

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Far-right activists charged with threats to mother and her partner / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 9 August 2022

Updated 1715 - Newsportal Review The Times of Malta reports that a 20-year-old self-proclaimed far-right leader has been charged with threatening his mother and her partner. Eman Alexander Cross appeared…

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Survey shows increase of mental health issues at work / Malta News Briefing – Monday 8 August 2022

Latest News update Times of Malta says Ousted ONE radio host Emanuel Cuschieri has urged people to join him outside the law courts on Tuesday in support of former roads…

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Update – Man charged with hit-and-run accident / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 7 August 2022

News Update Briefing Man charged on hit-and-run Zejtun accident Dean Donavan Frendo is the person thought of being behind a hit-and-run accident which killed Antonie Degabriele. The 23-year-old was charged…

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UPDATE – Suspect in fatal hit-and-run Żejtun case arrested / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 6 August 2022

Update - 1600h - A 21-year-old Birżebbuġa resident suspected to have been the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Friday has been arrested A man has been arrested in…

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Work-life balance rules ‘just tick-box exercise’, NGOs say / Malta News Briefing – Friday 5 August 2022

Latest News update Times of Malta says the number of traffic accidents has increased by almost a fifth from last year, according to national statistics. MaltaToday says Joseph Gavin will…

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Police say Muscat died from heart failure/ Malta News Briefing – Thursday 04 August 2022

Updated 1800 Maltatoday leads with the news that Karl Muscat, the prosecutor at the Attorney General's office who was found dead in his Swieqi home on Wednesday, died of cardiorespiratory…

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AG prosecutor found dead / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 3 August 2022

Latest News update Times of Malta says a prosecutor at the Attorney General's office has been found dead at a residence on Triq is-Sirk in Swieqi. MaltaToday says Environment minister…

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Police find drugs worth €1.5million hidden in van/ Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 2 August 2022

Updated 1730 - Afternoon Review The Times of Malta leads with reports that construction entrepreneur Joseph Portelli been given the green light for two large swimming pools in a protected…

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Caruana Galizia self-confessed killer repeats claims of payment by politician for aborted murder attempt / Malta News Briefing – Monday 1 August 2022

Latest News update Times of Malta says staff at the St Vincent de Paul care home failed to follow basic procedures, resulting in an elderly resident walking out of the…

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UPDATE – Fire in Corradino / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 31 July 2022

Update 1345h - Fire in Corradino Fire fighters battled a major blaze on an open field storage site near the Karta Converters factory at the Corradino Industrial Estate. The police…

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UPDATE – Perici Calascione gets 90% approval as new PN Deputy Leader – Malta News Briefing / 30 July 2022

Updated 1745- Perici Calascione elected PN Deputy Leader Alex Perici Calascione has secured a 90% approval by PN delegates, and was this afternoon elected deputy leader for the Nationalist Party. Maltatoday…

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Malta’s July inflation expected to hit 6.5% / Malta News Briefing – Friday 29 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says Alfred and George Degiorgio have complained about conditions in prison and argued that they have already been condemned as guilty, despite the…

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Archbishop offers mediation over headmaster’s dismissal as MUT protests / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 28 July 2022

Updated 1730 - Afternoon Portal Review Times of Malta quotes MIA CEO Alan Borg who said today that Malta's airport connectivity is currently the lowest compared to other countries in…

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Acting President signs IVF bill as President travels to UK / Malta News Briefing

Updated 1745 Times of Malta says a woman who swindled three unsuspecting victims out of some €470,000 - which she claimed to need for cancer treatment but actually spent on…

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Cancer patients receiving radiotherapy to be sent to Rome / Malta News Briefing- Tuesday 26 July 2022

Updated 1745 - Newsportal Update The Times of Malta reports that cancer patients receiving radiotherapy in Malta will be sent abroad to continue their treatment, after a technical fault in…

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Man dies after fight in Marsa / Malta News Briefing – Monday 25 July 2022

Updated 1745 1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says the police are investigating the deaths of two women after allegedly taking MDMA, a spokesperson has confirmed. MaltaToday says motorists…

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UPDATE – Man dies after fight in Marsa / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 24 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says the police are investigating the deaths of two women after allegedly taking MDMA, a spokesperson has confirmed. MaltaToday says motorists have been…

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Gaddafi widow contests release of EUR94m in BOV funds to Libyan state/ Malta News Briefing – Saturday 23 July 2022

Updated 1020 Gaddafi widow contests release of EUR94m in BOV funds to Libyan state: The widow of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has filed an appeal against a decision by…

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NGOs lament bare-minimum work-life balance implementation / Malta News Briefing – Friday 22 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says a government ploy to hand out cheques prior to the March general election does not conform to international standards and good practice,…

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Man remanded in custody after police chase / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 21 July 2022

Updated 1710 Newsportal Review The Times of Malta leads with of a man who was chased by the police in a dramatic incident on Wednesday. He faced a string of 18 charges…

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21-year old charged with rape of two elderly persons / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 20th July 2022

Updated - Afternoon Briefing The Times of Malta reports that a 21-year-old man who allegedly raped a man and a woman in close succession in Ħamrun on Tuesday was remanded…

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Environment groups contest policy allowing high-rise buildings/ Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 19 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says a government ploy to hand out cheques prior to the March general election does not conform to international standards and good practice,…

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20% of students fail Mathematics / Malta News Briefing – Monday 18 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says a judge’s decision ordering the police commissioner to hand data extracted from Keith Schembri’s phones to Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers has been revoked…

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UPDATE – Man dies in Tignè – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 17 July 2022

News Update A 40-year-old man died after accidentally landing on rocks while attempting to dive into the sea in Tignè, Sliema on Sunday afternoon, Newsbook reports. The man, a Turkish…

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Average of 10 operations a day being postponed due to Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 16 July 2022

Mid-Day Briefing Average of 10 operations a day being postponed due to Covid-19The Health Ministry revealed today that the spike in COVID-19 cases is forcing the cancellation of an average…

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Seven major roads exceed pollution limits/ Malta News Briefing – Friday 15 July 2022

Updated 1220 - Mid-Day Briefing Seven major roads exceed pollution limits: Seven major roads in Malta significantly exceed the pollution limit set by the EU, a new report short. St…

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Dead man found in Birzebbugia / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 14 July 2022

Update 2100h A corpse was found in an advanced state of decomposition in Birzebbuġa, on Thursday evening, police said. The dead man was found at about 6.30pm near a parking…

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Maltese Study finds heart-related issues after Covid-19 / Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 13 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says A delegation of MEPs that travelled to Malta in May on a fact-finding mission has expressed concern about impunity afforded to key figures in…

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New Pilatus arrests soon / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 12 July 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says the police force is going through a process of renewal and change in culture that has helped Malta get off the grey…

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Nurses Union says hospital congested with Covid cases / Malta News Briefing – Monday 11 June 2022

1745- Latest News update Times of Malta says Malta has eased one of the last remaining pandemic travel rules by ending a restriction that required people without a vaccine or…

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People need to socialise, Health Superintendent says / Malta News Briefing – Sunday 10 July 2022

News Update Incorrect to confuse IVF testing with abortion - Grech on embryo testing vote The IVF law as amended provides the right balance for couples finding it difficult to…

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President says he tried to influence MPs ‘in the right direction’ on IVF law / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 9th July 2022

Updated 1230 President says he tried to influence MPs 'in the right direction' on IVF law President George Vella said that he did all he could within his power to…

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