Last Updated 21 | 05 | 2013 at 11:34
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Matthew and Eliza were register as the most popular names given to newborns in Malta during last year, the National Statistics Office stated.
2012 registered a decrease of 1.2 per cent in live births...Read More >>
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Updated: Man dies after falling down shaft
Date: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:15
A 72 year old man from Mellieha died this morning after he fell down a shaft used to pump water at Marfa this morning. The man was descending down the shaft to do some repairs but he lost his balance and fell down head first in the water. Upon hearing a sudden loud... -
Updated: Lap dancer acquitted of public indecency
Date: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 10:45
A 26 year old woman was this morning acquitted of public indecency and performing immoral acts after a Police Constable saw her sitting on the lap of a foreign man with her breasts exposed. -
Malta MPs delegation at PAM Secretariat
Date: Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:44
The new delegation of the Maltese Parliament to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) recently paid a courtesy visit to the PAM Secretariat in St. Julians. The Maltese MPs, led by the Head of the delegation Justyne Caruana were welcomed by PAM Secretary... -
President of Malta will not stay for another term
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 20:27
The President of Malta, Dr George Abela, has declared that he would not serve for a second term even if this was possible. Speaking on national television following the controversy which erupted over the past few days about the offer made by the Malta Community Chest... -
Jail term revoked for 'Star' killing
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 16:48
Alfred Vella, 46, a farmer from Birżebbuġa, had a three month jail term sentence revoked by the Court of Appeal to a suspended one for two years. The man admitted less than two years ago that he first dug a hole in the ground, then tied up the dog ‘Star’ with some rope... -
Eight Maltese beaches given blue flag status
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 15:57
Eight Maltese beaches have been awarded the blue flag for this summer. Also, Golden Bay was given the title of Beach of Quality. The eight beaches which were listed are: St George’s Bay, the perched beach in Bugibba, the Mellieha Beach, Qawra Point, Fond Ghadir, the... -
Website using MFSA logo without authorization
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 14:43
The Malta Financial Services Authority, MFSA has informed that the website http://www.mfsaregulation.com is using the Authority’s Logo without authorization. It said that this may erroneously give the impression that it is an MFSA or an MFSA approved website. -
Owners of Bugibba bar granted bail
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 14:15
The owners of Smoko Bar, Bugibba were today granted bail after being remanded in custody since the documentation necessary did not arrive from the Gozo courts. In prior sittings the court had turned down the request for bail as the 'process verbal' was being kept at... -
US calls for Malta to extradite German accused of child pornography
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:15
The United Stated of America has called for Malta to extradite Reuben Lee Rudtke, 41 years of German nationality accused of child pornography. The man used to live in California and was going to stand trial by jury but was out on bail with a monitoring device attached... -
Romanian accused of attempted theft in Paceville
Date: Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:19
Members of the Criminal Investigations Department have been put under surveillance practically around the clock because several Romanians who live in the area are practically involved in pick-pocketing operations, especially during weekends at Paceville where thousands...
