| Book of Maltese poetry published in the US |
| Fl-G aqda u s-Sliem (In Unity and Peace), a collection of Maltese poems, has just been published in the United States. The poems were presented during the series of Small Nations Poetry Reading events held in the US capital.
These events were launched back in 2004 by the Embassies of Malta and Liechtenstein. During the events, representatives [...] |
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| Man, 72, dies after fall |
| A 72-year-old man from Mellieha died after falling down a three-storey-high shaft used for a water pump at Marfa at around 08:45hrs CEST on Tuesday.
The police said the rescue team performed CPR on the man who was then declared dead on site.
An inquiry is being held.
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| Tomorrow places eighth |
| Malta s Tomorrow, performed by Gianluca Bezzina and his band, placed eighth in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest final in Malmo, Sweeden on Saturday. This was amongst the best results achieved by the Maltese representatives in recent Eurovision history.
Emmelie de Forest singing Only Teardrops clutched the win for Denmark.
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| European Maritime day 2013 inaugurated |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth Edward Zammit Lewis officially opened this year s European Maritime Day public events with a presentation ceremony at the Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta.
Parliamentary Secretary Lewis said that this day highlights the importance of our seas across all Europe and neighbouring countries. It also brings together all EU states and neighbouring countries with the aim of [...] |
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| Malta officially designated European Culture Capital for 2018 |
| Parliamentary Secretary Jose Herrera headed the launch of the new V.18 logo as the country celebrated its official designation as the European Capital of Culture for 2018 by the European Council of Ministers on Saturday.
The chairman of the V-18 Foundation, Jason Micallef, said the V.18 team will work together with other organisers of various events [...] |
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| National Literacy strategy launched |
| The Minister for Education and Employment, Evarist Bartolo, launched a National Literacy Strategy for All Framework on Saturday.
The Framework is intended to serve as a basis for intensive consultation with stakeholders, on the basis of which, a National Literacy Strategy for All will be formulated in the coming weeks.
Minister Bartolo further announced the setting up of a [...] |
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| Air Malta to open new route to Algiers |
| Air Malta have annouced that as from 17th June, Malta will start serving a new scheduled service to Algeria s capital, Algiers. The Maltese National Airline will operate two weekly flights every Monday and Thursday and expects to carry 6,000 passengers this summer.
Commenting on this new service Philip Saunders, Air Malta s Chief Commercial Officer said, This [...] |
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| Malta Airport welcomes Wizz Air inaugural flight from Budapest |
| Friday was a landmark day for Wizz Air and Malta Airport as the new Malta-Budapest route kicked off its twice weekly flight operation. The inaugural flight touched down at 0853hrs and was given the customary water arch welcome by the Malta Airport Fire & Rescue Team an honour reserved for airlines.
Passengers were welcomed by [...] |
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| Gianluca to sing in Tomorrow Eurovision final |
| Malta s Eurovision Song entry, tomorrow performed by Gianluca Bezzina, made it through to the Eurovision final on Saturday.
The ten qualifiers from the second semi-final were announced were: Hungary; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Romania; Norway; Iceland; Armenia; Finland; Malta and Greece.
The result was determined by way of a 50/50 split between national expert juries and televoting. The combined [...] |
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| Car on fire in Floriana |
| The police reported a car caught fire in Triq V. Dimech, Floriana, at around 04:00hrs CEST. The fire was controlled by members of the Civil Protection Department.
An inquiry is being held.
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