Tag: Għargħur
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Man seriously injured after falling at construction site in Mellieħa
A 43-year-old man from Ħal Għargħur was seriously injured in the early hours of Sunday morning after falling at a construction site in Mellieħa. Police were informed of the incident at around 4:00 a.m. and immediately proceeded to Triq il-Kbira, where preliminary investigations revealed that the man had entered a site that is currently under…
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Unelected Mayor of Għargħur supports Joseph Muscat: says he is innocent
The new unelected mayor of Għargħur is now campaigning for Joseph Muscat’s rehabilitation and says that he is innocent. Mariah Meli obtained up to 433 first-count votes in the last local council elections, more than 50% than the actual mayor who lost her seat after a PN local councilor crossed the floor as an independent.…
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28-year-old man seriously injured after being hit by car in Ta’ Xbiex
A 28-year-old man from Ħal Għargħur was seriously injured on Monday morning after being hit by a car in Triq ix-Xatt, Ta’ Xbiex. The incident occurred at around 7:45a.m. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the man was hit by a Toyota IQ being driven by a 52-year-old Italian man residing in Gżira. A…
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in Naxxar collision
On Wednesday afternoon, at around 3:45 p.m., police were alerted to a traffic accident on Triq John Adye in Naxxar. Upon arriving at the scene, preliminary investigations revealed that the collision involved a Honda motorcycle driven by a 35-year-old man from Bosnia-Herzegovina, who resides in Għargħur, and an Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 59-year-old man…
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Cyrus Engerer says democracy is not being violated in Għargħur but the problem is deeper
Previous Labour Party MEP Cyrus Engerer made a detailed argument on why the removal of the Għargħur Mayor did not violate democracy. Cyrus Engerer was also a local councilor himself when he was still with PN. He argued that it is normal for new majorities to be formed in an elected body and he is…
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PN leader calls for new local election in Għargħur, accuses PM Abela of undermining democracy
Opposition leader Bernard Grech has called on the Labour government to hold fresh local elections in Għargħur, claiming the results of the recent council election clearly demand a renewed vote to give residents their rightful say. PN Mayor Helen Gauci was forced to give up her post as Mayor of Għargħur after a firebrand PN…
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Alex Agius Saliba congratulates the new Labour Party mayor of Għargħur
At the end of the Labour Party’s Annual General Conference, the Labour Party Deputy Party Leader, Alex Agius Saliba, congratulated Mariah Meli for becoming mayor of Għargħur despite garnering a minority of the votes. The Labour Party is clearly supporting this undemocratic anomaly and is effectively imposing a mayor on a locality which its residents…
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The Labour Party takes over Għargħur’s local council despite a 38% minority
In a very unusual situation, the Labour Party has ended up controlling the Għargħur Local Council following Francesca Attard’s rebellion against the Nationalist Party mayor. The mayor, Helen Gauci, has been replaced with a Labour Party councilor following a vote of no confidence against her with Francesca Attard also voting against her. The new Għargħur…
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The Nationalist Party is losing young members simply to conservative dysfunction
One of the things that the Nationalist Party hasn’t grasped yet, is that it needs a youthful revolution to upend the Labour Party. A generation of young and motivated youth with a political vision is a strong ingredient for political change and the Nationalist Party seems to lack youtful momentum not only owing to its…
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Updated: Alfred Pace denies meeting Joseph Muscat and says will sue with lawyer Carol Peralta
Updated: Alfred Pace sent me a very strong denial saying that it is not true that Joseph Muscat visited his house and that he has never met him nor does he know him. He says he feels aggrieved by the article posted about him and wants to sue his lawyer, Carol Peralta. I also spoke…
