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Update 3 - Many localities briefly without electricity after Delimara power station fault
Large parts of Malta and Gozo were without electricity for some time this morning after a fault in the old part of the Delimara power station. Power went out at 8.45 a.m. The affected areas were parts of Birżebbuga, Marsaxlokk, Swatar, Msida,...
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Muscat defends President
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has defended President George Abela over attempts to use charity money to fund the studies of his daughter-in-law’s sister, describing the training as “positive”. “It is a pity that there are a handful of people with...
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Daily Express highlights power billing discrimination against foreigners in Malta
The mass-selling Daily Express has highlighted the complaints of Britons and other foreigners living in Malta who are being ‘ripped off’ in electricity billing. The charges affect more than 25,000 EU nationals, many of whom retired to the island...
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Denmark wins the Eurovision Song Contest - Malta in eighth place
Malta this evening achieved one of the best Eurovision Song Contest results in recent years, with Gianluca Bezzina’s Tomorrow finishing eighth. Denmark won the contest with Emmelie de Forest singing "Only Teardrops". The Danish entry had been the...
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Two hurt in Marsa crash
An elderly couple were injured this morning in a collision on the sliproad which from December 13 Road leads to the the Regional Road in Marsa. The crash involved a Toyota SUV and a bendy bus. The Toyota also crashed heavily into a wall. The...
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Migrant was ‘severely humiliated’ on a bus
The African man who was dragged off a bus by two Arriva employees was scared and humiliated, a witness has told The Sunday Times of Malta. Malicia Dabrowicz, a 33-year-old Polish expat, was returning home to St Julian’s when she heard the...
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Updated - Large crowd welcomes Gianluca
Updated - A large crowd of people packed the airport arrivals lounge this morning to give a hero's welcome to Gianluca Bezzina on his return from the Eurovision Song Contest, where he placed eighth yesterday. Security officers had to struggle to...
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‘I trust everyone and no one’
He runs a vast portfolio that will be largely responsible for giving the Labour government its visible deliverables. Transport Minister Joe Mizzi tells Kurt Sansone why he is the hands-on type. Soon after becoming minister you said administrative...
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Calleja: The day will come when a Maltese lifts the Eurovision trophy
Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja believes the day will come when a Maltese will lift the Eurovision trophy. Writing in his blog, Malta's most successful singer, Calleja said that Malta had a brilliant song yesterday, and it was delivered impeccably, yet...
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Brussels brought in on chairman’s forced exit
Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola has asked the European Commission if the forced resignation of former Malta Communications Authority chairman Antonio Ghio was in line with EU law. Dr Metsola tabled a parliamentary question on Monday asking whether...