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Court: Dutch Inmate charged in court

Friday, 22 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Dutch prisoner Perry Ingomar Toornstra, who was allegedly beaten by four prison warders, was charged yesterday with his attempted prison break....

Privatisation Respects EU rules – government

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The government yesterday replied to points made by Alternattiva Demokratika which wrote about the shipyard privatisation to EU Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, who is responsible for employment, social affairs and equal opportunities....

Crackers: Cool Archaeological sites

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Archaeologists are scientists that study objects from the past to understand human history. Sometimes they find amazing things. Here is a list of six cool archeological sites from around the world…...

Passengers Stuck on Ryanair flight departing from Malta

Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Passengers on a Ryanair flight which left Malta at around noon on Saturday, were made to stay on board for over an hour after landing in Dublin because of fears that a young girl had been struck down with chicken pox....

High Presence of Maltese in Gozo during Santa Marija

Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Thousands of Maltese decided to take advantage of the long weekend and made the traditional trip to Gozo to relax and take a break during Santa Marjia weekend, with a total of 48,525 passengers making the trip between Friday and Sunday. ...

28 Migrants arrive

Saturday, 16 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

A group of 28 irregular migrants were yesterday brought to shore by the Armed Forces in Wied il-Buni, Birzebbuga, at around 7pm, the police said....

Changes To ensure quality in local viticulture sector

Friday, 15 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Resources and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino yesterday announced new regulations regarding Denomination of Controlled Origin (DOK) and Typical Geographic Indication (IGT) labelling, ...

A Clearer view from above

Thursday, 14 August 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

New detailed and definitive aerial imagery of the Maltese islands has recently been added to the extensive aerial photographic records of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa)....

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