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Summer Carnival at Bugibba

Friday, 16 August 2013, 13:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

After an absence of one year, the Malta Summer Carnival will return to the main streets of Bugibba and Qawra, bringing colour and activity to one of the tourist hotspots on the island.   The...

George Vella presents libel suit against PN media

Friday, 16 August 2013, 13:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Foreign Minister George Vella has submitted a libel suit against NET TV after the station broadcast reports “intended to tarnish the minister’s reputation”.   The report in...

Health Inspectorate receives 795 complaints

Friday, 16 August 2013, 13:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health has issued its periodic report on actions taken by the directorate during the month of July.   There was...

Breast implants suicide bomb threat: Heathrow on high alert

Friday, 16 August 2013, 12:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow has been put on high terror alert after "credible" intelligence emerged that al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on airlines flying out of London with the...

Facebook use 'makes people feel worse about themselves' - study

Friday, 16 August 2013, 12:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Checking Facebook made people feel worse about both issues, and the more they browsed, the worse they felt, research conducted by the University of Michigan research shows.   The study,...

Two youths arrested for vandalism

Friday, 16 August 2013, 12:13 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Two youths were arrested shortly after the police were informed that they had broken a clay port and car aerials today, at about 5.45 a.m., in Triq il-Qbajjar, Żebbuġ, Gozo.   Assisted by a...

Calls not to jump off cliffs fall on deaf ears

Friday, 16 August 2013, 11:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Calls by the authorities last week not to jump off cliffs or high structures and to adhere to rules displayed on signs on beaches have seemingly fallen on deaf ears, evident from a spate of incidents...

Positive results for Fimbank in last six months

Friday, 16 August 2013, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The FIMBank Group has announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The period under review was marked by positive operating results from all the main Group companies and associated...

Argument on garage leads 'friends' to fight

Friday, 16 August 2013, 10:35 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A man was grievously injured in an alleged argument with a friend yesterday, at about 8.15pm, in Triq San Pawl, Saint Paul’s Bay, the police said today.   Questioned by the police, the...

Carving a niche for himself

Friday, 16 August 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Following an inclination that he could do better than the statues he saw, Mario Borg decided to take up his wife’s challenge to create something extraordinary.   Meeting us at his...

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