Last Updated 19 | 06 | 2013 at 18:35
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A 54-year-old man from Victoria, Gozo is in a critical condition after he was run over by a car during an argument.
The incident happened at the Qbajjar promenade, limits of Zebbug at around 15.30h....Read More >>
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Chinese company in bridge study blacklisted by World Bank
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 18:38
The Chinese company which has been appointed by the government to investigate the possibility of a bridge between Malta and Gozo has been blacklisted by the World Bank. The company China Communications Construction Corporation Limited was found guilty of fraudulent... -
Foreign prisoners on hunger strike
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 15:59
Foreign prisoners at the Corradino Correctional Facility are on a hunger strike, the government said. These prisoners are claiming that they are not being treated in the same manner as the Maltese prisoners. They are asking to be given the three-month amnesty given to... -
Panamanian drug trafficker gets 14 years in jail
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 13:28
Panamanian national Nicolas Gabriel King Jimenez, 36, was jailed for 14 years after he pleaded guilty instead of facing a trial by jury to importing just over two kilos of cocaine hidden in one of his suitcases. He was also fined €30,000 by Mr. Justice Michael Mallia... -
Joint negotiating council to be appointed
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 13:25
The court of appeal presided by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri and Judges Noel Cuschieri and Giannino Caruana Demajo confirmed an earlier sentence and ordered a joint negotiating council between the association of civil protection employees and the government. This... -
Brothers of accused need to give evidence once again
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 11:43
The prosecution in the jury of David Zerafa, 39, who is being accused of murdering lawyer Michael Grech nine years ago, has presented an urgent request for the bothers of the accused to go back on the witness stand. -
Malta participates in event organised by city of Lyon
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 11:14
Every year the City of Lyon organises a cultural event entitled Fêtes Consulaires. This event is held every June on the main and biggest square in the very heart of the shopping district of Lyon, the Place Bellecour. Every year, the Honorary Consulate of Lyon, the... -
Replacement of lost or stolen ID Cards
Date: Mon, 06/17/2013 - 09:28
The Commissioner of Police and the Chief Electoral Commissioner have reminded Maltese citizens who lose their Malta identity card or have their identity card stolen that they need to first lodge a report of loss or theft at a Police Station. -
Four men accused of bringing immigrants to Malta
Date: Sun, 06/16/2013 - 18:55
Two men, Mahmoud Hamd, 28 and Issam Hamd, 29, both from Syria but residing in Malta were accused of helping illegal immigrants come to Malta. They pleaded guilty and were conditionally discharged for two years. In connection to this case, two Maltese men Grezzju Abela... -
Man seriously injured in accident
Date: Sun, 06/16/2013 - 14:16
A 48-year-old man from Birkirkara suffered serious injuries when he was involved in an accident in Triq Dun Karm, Msida. The incident happened at around 10.30h when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed in a centre strip. An ambulance took the man to hospital... -
Illegal immigrants arrive in Floriana
Date: Sun, 06/16/2013 - 11:04
A group of illegal immigrants were brought in this morning at around 10.30h by members of the Armed Forces in Xatt it-Tiben, Floriana where they were later escorted to the Police General Headquarters. The group consisted of 23 people, 20 men and three women.
