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Record number of cruise passengers in Malta in 2024

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 14:10 Last update: about 3 years ago

A record number of cruise passengers visited Malta in 2024, surpassing the pre-pandemic peak of 2019, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism said Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister and...

Two bikers injured in separate accidents

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 13:36 Last update: about 3 years ago

Two motorcyclists were injured on Wednesday morning in separate traffic accidents, the police said. In the first accident, a 21-year-old man of Fgura, who was riding a Suzuki, was involed in a...

Customs officials seize 250kg of cocaine in Freeport

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 13:20 Last update: about 3 years ago

Customs officials have seized 250kg of cocaine after it was discovered in a container at Malta Freeport. Officials used profiling techniques to single out a container inbound from Guayaquil...

Man grievously injured after being hit by car

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 07:45 Last update: about 3 years ago

A man was grievously injured when he was hit by a car in Zurrieq on Tuesday, the police said Wednesday. The man, aged 63, of Zurrieq, was hit by a Citroen Saxo being driven by a 19-year-old man...

17,580 births and 16,514 deaths in Malta from 2020 to 2023

Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 18:11 Last update: about 3 years ago

There were 17,580 total births and 16,514 total deaths in Malta from 2020 to 2023 according to statistics provided by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana. Caruana was responding to questions posed by...

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