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Air Malta raises surcharge as oil price soars Air Malta is to raise its fuel surcharge as from July 1 as a result of the spike in international fuel prices.

The fuel surcharge on all Air Malta scheduled routes will increase by €5 per sector with the exception of flights to Catania, Palermo, Reggio and Tunis which will see an increase of €2, whereas the surcharge on flights to Rome, Milan, Bologna, Ve

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Rise in food prices second highest in euro area Malta has experienced the second highest rise in food prices in the eurozone, according to a special report on food prices issued yesterday in Brussels.

Food prices are shooting up all over the EU but Malta’s annual rise was exceeded only by Slovenia.

Calculated on a 12-month average, food prices on the island in April rose by 9.7 per cent when compare

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‘New’ PN executive paves way for secretary general The Nationalist Party elected its new executive council with old faces grabbing the highest number of votes, and the new face of 32-year-old Marthese Portelli just ranking ninth out of the 13 vacant seats despite the party’s unofficial push to elect her as secretary general.
The Gozitan lawyer who was elected as PN councillor in Xaghra last March is in fact being touted in the par

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Fisheries director queries ‘fishy’ Azzopardi flags Anthony Gruppetta, director-general of Veterinary Regulation, Fisheries Conservation and Control, wrote to Malta Shipping Registrar Lino Vassallo to warn against two suspect fishing vessels owned by Azzopardi Fisheries Ltd, after Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund reported their illegal registration to the European Commission.
In a letter dated 16 May – three days before Trans

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Maltese detainees still denied legal aid Persons under interrogation by the Maltese police continue to be denied access to a lawyer, despite legal provisions passed through parliament six years ago, and the present government’s commitment to address Malta’s civil rights deficit when it came to power 21 years ago.
Labour justice spokesman Gavin Gulia this week berated the Justice and Home Affairs Ministry for havi

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June 7
One Love
Juuls Bar and OutoftheBox events present a Reggae Party at Tigulio, Spinola Bay Area, St Julian’s. Music by Nicki with special guest El Presidente Soundsystem from Germany. Entrance is free. €3 after midnight.

June 14
The Enchanted Forest
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An honorary Maltese, a visionary artist Artists, art critics and friends unanimously gather to remember the impact and value of Ebba von Fersen Balzan’s work and her strong connection with the Maltese islands

Ebba von Fersen Balzan will be chiefly remembered for her art - characterised by intense, vibrant colours - and her work towards the German institution Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. She has taken part in a la