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Malta
Mgr Lawrence Mifsud: A priest who had a deep spirit of charity
On 20th June , Mgr Lawrence Mifsud went to meet the Risen Lord at the venerable age of 83. Lorry as he was known, was born in Vittoriosa to Lorenzo and Theresa nee Seychell, on 15 September 1933. He attended the first years of primary school in Vittoriosa, until the ...
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Malta
Labour’s new aim: Half of candidates for 2027 election to be women – PM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, addressing a PL Extraordinary General Meeting, announced a new initiative this evening which will see more PL female candidates nominated for elections. The initiative, called "Lead" will be led by PL MEP Miriam Dalli.The initiative would result in an increase in the number of female candidates ...
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Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, China's most prominent political prisoner, died Thursday at a hospital in the country's northeast, officials said. He was 61.Liu had been hospitalized for advanced liver cancer diagnosed in prison in May. In an online announcement, the judicial bureau of the city of Shenyang said ...
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Malta
Company directors fined €7,000 each for construction site accident
Three directors and the foreman of a construction company were today fined €7,000 each, after two foreign national construction site workmen suffered grievous injuries linked to health and safety measures which were not adequate, resulting in the accused having to pay a total of a €28,000 fine between them.Directors of ...
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Malta
Former Birkirkara FC goalkeeper accused of match-fixing sues club for ‘ruining’ his life
A former Birkirkara goalkeeper claimed that the allegations made against him in relation to match-fixing have ruined his career as well as his life, leading the young man to sue his old club at the European Court of Human Rights and the Maltese courts.The Croation player was arrested in December ...
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Society ‘impoverished when instead of accepting diversity, it imposes uniformity’ - Curia
In spite of what the law says, marriage will always remain the exclusive bond between a man and a woman, that is open to the procreation of children, the Curia said in a statement today. Marriage between a man and a woman is the model that has always been embraced ...
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Malta
Gay marriage: Alternattiva Demokratika celebrates equality and respect
AD Deputy Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said Malta has shown maturity with the near unanimous approval by Parliament of the marriage equality law.In a comment following yesterday's vote in Parliament approving marriage equality, Cacopardo said "Parliament is accepting a pluralism of values and decided to respect everyone equally. It is time ...
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Panama Malta
TMID Editorial: FIAU staff exodus - Resignations or a purge, other questions that need answering
The concerning fact that half the staff at the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit had tendered their resignation over the course of the last legislature, between 10 March 2013 and 2 June 2017, came to light on Tuesday through a Parliamentary Question.In the private sector, if a company is bought out, ...
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You will never find me... sitting still - I'm always busy doing something! The best invention is... the internet. The thing that makes me the happiest is... spending time with my family. My favourite space in my house is... the dining room, where we play board games, eat and talk together as a ...
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Updated: First decision by Air Malta new board – Frankfurt route to be restarted
The Frankfurt route will be reopened again by Air Malta as from November, the airline said in a statement.The decision was taken yesterday when Air Malta’s new board of directors met yesterday for the first time under the new chairmanship of Charles Mangion and in the presence of Minister of ...