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Conflicting views on whether policemen are getting training

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 18:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Home affairs minister Manwel Mallia and his Opposition counterpart Jason Azzopardi tangled during Question Time in Parliament regarding whether the police in the districts, some 900 of them, are...

More Nigerian girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 17:44 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped eight more girls in northeastern Nigeria.   The latest kidnapping happened on Sunday night in the village of Warabe, in Borno state. The girls...

Maritime Malta hosts World Maritime University Students

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 16:47 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

This week, Maritime Malta, through Transport Malta is hosting a group of students from the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden for a field trip to Malta. The 8 students, hailing from countries...

Marsaxlokk local council refuses to take on outlets'refuse

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 16:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Marsaxlokk local council is refusing to collect the refuse put out by the commercial establishments, especially the restaurants. It says they shoukl get a private collector for their...

Police investigation into why reports to police not followed up

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 16:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The police are investigating why a report lodged at a police station by a man accused of attempted murder, before the attempt was made, was ignored.   The accused, Jonathan Casha, 32 of...

More than 2,000 women applied for free childcare

Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 16:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

More than 2,000 women have applied for free childcare, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced this afternoon. Speaking during a visit to a Zejtun household, the PM said that it was initially envisaged...

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