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Father and two sons found not guilty of beating shoplifter

Monday, 28 March 2016, 16:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

A shopkeeper and his two sons today were acquitted of grievously injuring a man whom they caught trying to shoplift from their store in Zejtun twice.  Joseph Micallef, 57 and his sons...

'Ghanafest' to be held at Argotti Gardens in June

Monday, 28 March 2016, 16:12 Last update: about 12 years ago

The sound of French troubadour music, eclectic Estonian music and atmospheric Tuareg arrangements will be part of Għanafest’sprogramme for this year at Argotti Gardens, under the new...

Armed man threatens Sicilian couple over parking space

Monday, 28 March 2016, 15:40 Last update: about 12 years ago

An elderly man is being questioned by the police after he threatened a Sicilian couple with a shotgun following an argument over a parking space. The incident took place at about noon in...

Spanish ‘concrete Jungles’ put off British and Maltese tourists

Sunday, 11 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

British tourists – traditionally one of the mainstays of the local tourism market – are becoming increasingly more selective when choosing their holiday destination. A report in The London Times earlier last week indicated that although 2004 is expec...

Speed Rated as the leading killer on the roads

Sunday, 11 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Road traffic injuries kill as many as 350 people a day – over 127,000 every year in the World Health Organisation European Region. According to WHO, the leading cause of death is speed....

Butler Not likely to be extradited to Italy any time soon

Sunday, 11 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Charles Butler, the man who was arrested in the United Kingdom following an international arrest warrant issued by the Ragusa Courts in connection with the trafficking of illegal immigrants from Malta to Sicily, is not likely to be extradited to Ital...

Eritrean, Ethiopian Illegal immigrants ‘in good health’

Sunday, 11 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The 39 illegal immigrants who landed in Malta late on Friday evening are all in good health, police said yesterday. The 34 men, three women and two children are being kept at the Hal Safi AFM barracks....

Bahrija ‘in The Middle Ages’

Sunday, 11 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A reader has written in to complain about the state of affairs in the remote countryside hamlet of Bahrija, where it seems that, despite Malta’s imminent accession to the European Union, even the basic infrastructure necessary for survival is at “at ...

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