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Wed,03 Feb 2021 10:10:43 +0100
BOV's legal office temporarily closed, after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Bank of Valletta’s legal office is temporarily closed due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19 • Health Authorities will contact those who might have been exposed 

Wed,03 Feb 2021 10:01:02 +0100
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Hamrun accident
A 50-year-old man is hospitalised after losing control of his motorcycle in Hamrun’s main road

Wed,03 Feb 2021 09:34:44 +0100
Melvin Theuma testifies in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder compilation
Murder suspects George Degiorgio, Alfred Degiorgio and Vince Muscat are back in court as the compilation of evidence against them continues

Wed,03 Feb 2021 09:30:42 +0100
Malta film Luzzu shines at Sundance, as lead actor clinches Dramatic Special Award
Maltese fisherman-turned-actor takes Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Award

Wed,03 Feb 2021 08:38:06 +0100
Maltese scientists on the hunt for honeybees most resilient to climate change
University of Malta researchers and Maltese beekeepers part of €1.74 million research to identify honeybee species most resilient to climate change in the Mediterranean

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:41:31 +0100
The risk of dependence on foreign workers
For liberal democracy itself is based on the notion of no taxation without representation. The contribution of these foreigners naturally entitles them to political and social rights as well as obligations

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:37:47 +0100
Sex abuse in the Church: majority of victims don’t report cases, says expert
Psychologist who followed 80 patients with drug problems who experienced child and adolescent abuse never opened up about their abusers

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:35:06 +0100
Bernard Grech: where’s the alternative on environmental protection? Mark Sultana
BirdLife CEO: PN leader Bernard Grech has been caught in a buttering campaign to be clearly seen as sympathizing with the hunters

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:31:03 +0100
Criminologist on ecstasy conviction: law needs changing to reflect a new reality
Expert says prison sentences handed down to people accused of possession or trafficking of drugs have to fit the crime

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:28:42 +0100
Corinthia Group objects to ‘excessive’ DB project
The Corinthia hotels group is objecting to the DB project with studies of how the downsized City Centre project will cast a long shadow on its hotels

Wed,03 Feb 2021 07:23:08 +0100
Stagnating wages and the minister’s wake-up call
While Clyde Caruana launches a public consultation whose main question is how to address the problem of stagnating salaries, he must realise that his own handling is at the root of the problem

Wed,03 Feb 2021 06:10:00 +0100
Malta link to massive Camorra drug bust in Italy
Malta link to Catanese mafia clan Cappello, in massive 425kg cannabis bust connected to Camorra clans

Tue,02 Feb 2021 20:16:16 +0100
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective against COVID-19
The vaccine was met with controversy after Russia began roll-out prior to the publication of final trial data

Tue,02 Feb 2021 18:56:25 +0100
Northern regions home to vast majority of Malta's foreign population
The Northern Harbour region houses the highest number of foreigners from within and outside the EU, followed by the Northern region

Tue,02 Feb 2021 18:38:15 +0100
PN to vote in favour of weekend public holidays being added to vacation leave
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi says the Opposition will support the legal change to have public holidays falling on a weekend being added to the annual leave entitlement but warns people need more money as opposed to holidays

Tue,02 Feb 2021 18:29:47 +0100
Fireworks police escorts will be paid through IIP citizenship sale funds
Government allocates €100,000 from IIP funding towards security transportation for fireworks

Tue,02 Feb 2021 17:50:59 +0100
PBS ordered to pay former CEO John Bundy more than €226,000 in compensation
The Industrial Tribunal rules that John Bundy was unfairly dismissed by the PBS board in 2017 and is now owed €226,489 in compensation

Tue,02 Feb 2021 17:06:02 +0100
[WATCH] Bomb disposal unit gives all-clear on Pietà seafront report on suspicious package
A suspicious package reported to the police has been removed in a two-hour operation

Tue,02 Feb 2021 16:50:58 +0100
BOV proceedings against Italy over Deiulemar case dismissed by human rights court
Deiulemar case | Bank of Valletta is told by the European Court of Human Rights its case against Italy is inadmissible since the bank still has remedies it can pursue

Tue,02 Feb 2021 15:22:06 +0100
GWU seeks compensation for SVPR workers asked to take mandatory swab tests on off days
The GWU wants mandatory coronavirus swab tests for workers at St Vincent de Paul to be done during working hours or be accompanied with compensation if done on off days



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