| Four arrested, officer injured in drug raid |
| Three men, a 25-year-old man from Valletta, a 29-year-old and a 47-year-old both from Cospicua and a 29-year-old woman from Marsa were arrested after they were found in possession of heroin in a raid in Marsa on Sunday morning.
A Drugs Squad police officer was also injured during the raid; the policeman approached the driver of [...] |
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| Man found dead in Marsa stable |
| A man was found dead at a stable in Marsa, on Sunday morning. An autopsy is being held on Tuesday.
The police said they found the body of a 53 year old man on the stairs of the stable, in Triq it-Tigrija, Marsa, at around 10.15hrs CET.
An inquiry is being held.
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| February Cultural Calendar |
| The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts (MCCA) has published the Cultural Calendar for February 2012:
Carnival Festivities:
12th February
Carnival-The Nadur Local Council will be organising a carnival event consisting of various carnival attractions, including costumes, dances, floats, and the traditional kukkanja which will be held at St. Peter and St. Paul Square.
13 February
Carnival Soiree [...] |
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| BEJN / BETWEEN, selected poems by Antoine Cassar |
| On 30th December 2011, Ma en XII in Mdina, Malta, hosted the launch of the book Bejn / Between, a collection of Maltese poems by Antoine Cassar, with parallel translation in English by the author, ire Stuart & Alex Vella Gera.
In a highly participative event, eight invited authors (Adrian Grima, Albert Gatt, Clare Azzopardi, Claudia Gauci, [...] |
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| Three arrested for drug possession |
| Three were arrested on Saturday night following drug finds in Zejtun and Paceville.
The police said that in the first find at Zejtun, a 23-year-old man from Marsaxlokk was arrested for possession of 27 packets of heroin prepared for trafficking.
The second find was in Paceville where two, aged 31 and 32, residents in Fgura and St [...] |
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| Kurt Calleja to represent Malta in Eurovision |
| Kurt Calleja with the song This is the Night won the Malta Song for Europe on Saturday night and will now represent Malta in the Azerbaijan Eurovision in May.
2012 was the lucky year for Kurt Calleja, 22, who won the local contest after participating for the third year. When interviewed by timesofmalta.com he said he [...] |
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| Man charged for not declaring money at airport |
| The police reported that a 28-year-old Libyan was fined 6,573.75 after he pleaded not guilty of failing to declare he was carrying 26,295 or more in cash on entering Malta.
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| Man charged with injuring two women on bus |
| The police reported tha a 43-year-old man from Birkirkara was granted bail against a deposit and personal guarantee of 1,000 after he pleaded not guilty to attempting to seriously injure two women and slightly hurting them.
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| Max Ciantar fined for possession of heroin |
| The police reported that 22-year-old Maximilian Ciantar from Marsa was fined 800 euros for being in possession of heroin. He had served a jail term for running over twin girls in Attard last year.
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| Positive year for investment in Malta |
| Government remains committed towards ensuring that the environment in which businesses and industries operate is conducive to their success, thereby leading to an increase not only in terms of economic wealth they generate, but also in the employment opportunities they would create to meet the demands of their own growth.
Minister for Finance, the Economy and [...] |
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