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Updated: Man, 31, found dead after argument in St Julian’s; alleged aggressor arrested

A 31-year-old Moroccan man was found dead following an argument in Spinola Gardens on Sunday morning, with police later arresting a 27-year-old Polish man in St George's Bay. Police spokesperson...

latest comment from J.Degabriele, 27/09/2026 10:11: Is it just my impression that ever since we've been inundated with foreigners, murders have increased? Didn't we have enough of our own?
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PL MP hopes for bipartisan agreement on when energy subsidies should stop

Labour Party backbencher Clint Azzopardi Flores said that any phasing out of energy subsidies should be agreed upon by both sides of the House of Representatives and must be done in a manner that does...

latest comment from Joseph Xuereb, 27/09/2026 12:29: Ah good. So when these were introduced, government did not consult opposition. On the contrary, they argued that they did it and PN will stop them. Now, because they know they cannot continue fooling people, want the opposition to agree with them. Oh yes you think everyone is a fool like those clapping and saying prosit ministru without understanding what was said to them. And why did you not invest in solar energy. Serrah rasek ta ghax issa PN will sit down with you, ask you what you want, agree with your decisions and maybe tell you prosit ministru!!@
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Remove Johann Buttigieg from public office, activists again tell PM

It verges on the incredible that, a full two weeks after the incriminating chats between Johann Buttigieg and Yorgen Fenech were revealed, the former is still heading the Planning Authority (PA),...

latest comment from KLAUS, 26/09/2026 16:16: For years, this Prime Minister has failed to strengthen the rule of law while doing far more to protect powerful interests than the public interest. Why should anyone expect decency now? He confidently declares what must never happen, only to contradict himself the next day. At this point, the surprise is not that he breaks his word, but that anyone still expects him to keep it. Now not only some Maltese are beginning to wonder whether history should judge him the same way it judged Joseph Muscat.
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Journalists must be able to question, investigate and report without fear, Speaker says

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Carmelo Abela has stressed that full justice is needed for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, saying that the case remains a matter of...

latest comment from Divi, 26/09/2026 12:30: Speak Speak bla bla Everybody knows what happened and who are the masterminds and from which political party they all are
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TMID Editorial: What Malta’s Budget should include in a month’s time

The first Budget of this legislature is now exactly one month away.  On 26 October, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana will take the stand in Parliament and address the nation to outline what the...

latest comment from KLAUS, 26/09/2026 16:30: Before unveiling another grand vision, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana must explain why last year’s promises were never delivered. We, the Taxpayers, deserve answers and not polished distractions. Malta’s failed energy policy has left critical infrastructure vulnerable and the public paying the price. Where did our money go, and who is responsible? Robert Abela Without urgent action, last summer’s blackouts could return. Rhetoric will not keep the lights on. Malta needs accountability, investment, results and not another political performance. Caruana may look impressive carrying his trademark red attaché case from one photo opportunity to the next, but a prop is not a policy and publicity is not progress. If public money has been wasted, mismanaged, or diverted from critical infrastructure, those responsible should be identified and held accountable. We, the Maltese people, deserve more than a showman with a red attaché case and we just deserve positive results.
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‘You have to choose’: Kamra tal-Periti calls on PA chairman to ‘address conflict of interest’

The Kamra tal-Periti (chamber of architects) is calling on Planning Authority chairman Johann Buttigieg to address "conflicts of interest" which have emerged in the past weeks, urging him to make a...

latest comment from RF, 25/09/2026 19:41: Johann Buttigieg's chat with Yorgen Fenech suggesting business together took place a full six months before he was removed from PA and not 3 weeks as he claimed yesterday to journalists. He could not have foreseen that he would not be at PA when also doing private business on the side. In a decent country both the Prime Minister and the CEO would resign or be booted out if they do not understand conflict of interest.
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‘Dare to trust’ as suspicion threatens global cooperation, PM tells UN

Trust, or rather the erosion of it, was at the centre of Prime Minister Robert Abela's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, as he argued that growing suspicion between...

latest comment from RF, 26/09/2026 10:44: Why do labour prime ministers have to take their kids to such occasions where they certainly do not belong, skipping school to boot? They make them so insufferable through no fault of their own!
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