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UPDATE 2 - Gozitan lawyer's murderer gets life imprisonment
Updated with sentence - David Zerafa was this evening sentenced to life in jail after he was convicted of the murder of Gozitan lawyer Michael Grech. The prosecution requested life imprisonment as soon as the 8-1 verdict was announced by the jurors...
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Car chase driver arraigned - a case of déjà vu
Sean Zammit, 21 of Birkirkara, the man arrested after a dramatic car chase last night, was remanded in custody this afternoon after being accused in court of driving without insurance and without a licence, breaching bail and attempting to seriously...
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Updated: Two hurt in 12th May Fireworks Factory incident
Two men were hurt in an explosion at 12th May Fireworks Factory, near Zebbug this afternoon. They are a 57-year-old man from Ta' Xbiex and a 33-year-old man from Msida. The older man was grievously injured in his upper body, the younger one was...
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Updated: Motorist arrested after police chase had suspended licence
A 21-year-old man from Birkirkara who was arrested after a chase last night was driving in violation of a court ban. The police said this morning that the man was ordered to stop near San Anton Gardens last night after an officer recognised him. The...
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Updated: Privatisation Unit chairman resigned after clashes with minister - sources
Updated 7.55 a.m. on Tuesday - The chairman of the Privatisation Unit, Emanuel Ellul, has resigned. Economy Minister Chris Cardona said in reply to a parliamentary question that he was notified by the chairman on May 13 that he wanted to retire from...
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GO plc HR manager claims sexual harassment by director
A director of GO plc has filed an application in court to stop the company from taking disciplinary proceedings against him for alleged sexual harassment against the company's HR manager. The director, Engineer Joseph Agius, has been accused by the...
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Update 2: Gozitan dies after being run over during argument
A 54-year-old man from Victoria has died after he was run over by a car this afternoon following an argument. The police said the man was run over at Qbajjar in Gozo at about 3.30pm following an argument with a 63-year-old man from Zebbug, Gozo. The...
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Muscat defends Dalli appointment - 'We will not be dictated to by anyone in the EU'
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that he did not expected problems with the EU after his decision to appoint former European Commissioner John Dalli to head the Mater Dei Hospital reform. Speaking on Bondi Plus, Dr Muscat said he had kept a...
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Justice to be transferred to OPM - Labour MP is Commissioner Against Bureaucracy
The justice portfolio has been transferred to the prime minister from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Owen Bonnici will still remain parliamentary secretary for justice. The move was announced by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in a press conference to...
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Updated - Children hurt in Zabbar crash
Five people were injured in a head-on crash at Xaghjra near Zabbar this morning. The incident happened at 10.40am at Zejtun Road and involved a Ford Escort and an Opel Astra. The injured included a woman and four children. Their injuries are not...