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Motorcylist involved in Salini accident dies in hospital

Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 11:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

The motorcyclist who was grievously injured on Monday in a traffic accident in Salini died in hospital this morning, the police said. The 49-year-old Mellieha man was riding a Kawasaki motorbike...

L-Istrina: An icon of Maltese generosity

Thursday, 7 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Just under Lm1.25 million was collected during last year’s L-Istrina fund-raising event, Lm980,000 of which was yesterday distributed to 15 organisations that help the needy. ...

Malta Not geared for EU proposed Services Directive – GRTU

Thursday, 7 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The EU Commission Proposed Services Directive, aimed to completely liberalise the services sector from as early as 2006, poses a tremendous challenge for Malta, the Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) said yesterday. Small businesses that...

AFM Rescues another 22 illegal immigrants

Thursday, 7 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

A boat carrying 22 illegal immigrants was intercepted by the Armed Forces of Malta yesterday afternoon and escorted to Haywharf....

Cancer Foundation Indispensable for Boffa hospital development

Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Cancer Foundation yesterday launched a campaign aimed at funding a CT simulator costing Lm300,000 which will help reduce the thousands of liri worth of scans it pays a private clinic each year to offer patients of Sir Paul Boffa Hospital a better...

A Birds’ paradise turned graveyard

Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Off Ramla in Xaghra, Gozo, there is a lovely small beach, Ix-Xtajta. It is situated in a secluded area of the shoreline below Calypso Cave. It is always a paradise in summer but this time of the year it will be exceptionally more so with no one aroun...

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