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FKNK’s Lino Farrugia refuses to give information regarding revocation of memberships
The hunters’ federation vice-president refused to give information on the number of licences that were revoked by the FKNK because of illegal hunting practices. “I decide if I give you the information you are requesting,” FKNK vice-president Lino Farrugia told The Malta Independent when asked for the information.The request was ...
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Malta
Alfred Sant to host conference on Gozo's development within Europe
A conference on Gozo’s development within Europe will cover various subjects related to Gozo’s current social and economic circumstances and will address concerns of the various sectors of the Gozitan community.The conference will discuss the effects of EU’s policies and rules on Gozo’s double insularity, the significant problems that arise ...
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Malta
World Teachers Day celebrated today: 'Valuing teachers, improving their status'
The Malta Union of Teachers is commemorating World Teachers Day 2016, held annually on 5 October, with the theme "Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status". This is the official theme adopted by UNESCO and Education International, and is an opportunity to celebrate the teaching profession and to promote the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation ...
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Malta
Two men taken to hospital as Vespa hits pedestrian
Two men have been taken to hospital after a Maltese man riding a Vespa hit a foreign pedestrian, police have told The Malta Independent.The accident occurred at around 7.20pm in the small tunnel near the skate-park on the Birkirkara Bypass. That part of the road is now closed.The condition of ...
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Malta
Catamaran drug trafficking case: enough prima facie evidence for indictment, court rules
A magistrate ruled this afternoon that there is sufficient evidence to indict three people who were charged with importing cannabis to Malta from Sicily.Rita Scicluna, 41, of Luqa, her Nigerian husband, Nicholas Obaseki, 28 and Osaro Osarenkhoe, 27, are accused of conspiring to import 4 kilos of cannabis on the ...
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Malta
2 promotions in fortnight: AFM officers, including brigadier, say advancement not ‘accelerated’
Four army officers who were promoted to the rank of Colonel just two weeks after they were promoted to Lieutenant Colonel told a court that their promotion was “not accelerated.”The four officers, who include AFM commander Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi (photo), had made the news after they moved up two places ...
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Bank of Valletta renews its support for opera Carmen at the Aurora
Bank of Valletta will be supporting Bizet’s grand opera Carmen at the Teatru Aurora. This wasannounced during a press conference which was addressed by the Mr Mario Mallia, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Caruana, the President of SocjetaFilarmonika Leone and the PR & Events Officer at Teatru Aurora ...
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Government’s role in private deal between Banif, new shareholders remains unclear
The government’s role in a deal that saw a Qatari investment group acquire the majority shareholding in Banif Malta remains unclear, as does the so-called investment the group will be making in Malta.Curiously, the announcement that Al Faisal International Trade and Investment had acquired a 78.64% stake in the Maltese ...
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Malta
MCAST, University, public sector sign agreement to set up Institute for Public Services
A public-public partnership was signed between the Malta Public Sector, MCAST and the University of Malta this morning which will set up the Institute for Public Services.The partnership, presided by the chief of the public sector and the Prime Minister, was signed during a graduation ceremony in which more than ...
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Malta
Suspended sentence for man who set his ex’s car on fire after end of 11-year relationship
A 52-year-old man from Sannat, Gozo today was handed a suspended sentence after a court ruled that he had set his ex’s car on fire two weeks after they broke off an 11-year relationship.Natal Fava had pleaded not guilty to setting Nadia Said’s car on fire on 11 September 2010, ...