Tag: Sliema
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Sliema Wanderers return to winning ways with derby victory, Sasere fires Birkirkara past Naxxar Lions
Sliema Wanderers bounced back to form with a 2-0 win over rivals Gżira United at the Tony Bezzina Stadium, while Birkirkara edged past Naxxar Lions 1-0 in Wednesday’s early YoHealth Malta Premier kick-off. For Paul Zammit’s Sliema, this was a crucial victory after dropping points in back-to-back draws against a ten-man Birkirkara and Valletta. Goals…
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Valletta seize a point with dramatic late goal against Sliema, Birkirkara secure first win
A stoppage-time strike from substitute Evandro salvaged a dramatic 1-1 draw for Valletta, keeping their YoHealth Malta Premier League unbeaten run intact, while Sliema Wanderers were left heartbroken once again as they saw a late lead slip away for the second time this season. Sliema coach Paul Zammit made two changes from the 2-2 draw…
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Valletta woman, 77, seriously injured in Pietà traffic accident
On Sunday, at around 8:30 a.m., a 77-year-old woman from Valletta was taken to Mater Dei Hospital after she was injured in a traffic accident in Triq Sa Maison, Pietà. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was hit by a Hyundai i10 driven by a 75-year-old man from Sliema. The woman was assisted by…
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Here’s one of Nigel Scerri’s properties being rented out to Indians and Nepalis
Nigel Scerri is currently being charged in Court with money-laundering and is also suspected of being one of Joseph Muscat’s laundromats. He has purchased the residence of George Borg Olivier’s residence in Sliema and other neighbouring residences. He also has a freezing order on his funds and his assets. Recently, he was seen showing people…
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Local politicians avoid mentioning the source of sea-slime: tuna fish-farms
Malta’s biggest tuna fish-farmer is Charles Azzopardi of Azzopardi Fisheries but politicians all avoid publicly admitting that his farms have been a regular source of the slime that ends up on Malta’s coast because he is also a major political donor. In the last general election he also donated to the political campaign of Alicia…
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Two men suffer serious injuries in separate traffic accidents in Marsa and Ħal Lija
Two people were hospitalised following two separate traffic accidents that occurred yesterday afternoon. The first incident took place at around 3:30pm in Triq Aldo Moro, Marsa. Preliminary investigations revealed a collision between a Kymco motorcycle driven by a 67-year-old man from Ħal Tarxien and a BMW i3 driven by a 79-year-old woman from Sliema. The…
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Japanese man pleads guilty to luring, killing cats
A 31-year-old Japanese man, Okamura Satoshi, has pleaded guilty to luring, torturing, and killing stray cats in Sliema. He also admitted to slightly injuring two police officers during his arrest. Satoshi, an iGaming employee residing in Sliema, was apprehended by police around 3am on Manuel Dimech Street. He was found carrying latex gloves and cat…
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Japanese man arrested in connection with recent cat killings in Sliema area
After days of surveillance related to investigations into the recent killing of cats in various localities, police have arrested the main suspect – a 31-year-old Japanese man. The investigation had been focused around the Sliema area, where police had reason to believe the individual allegedly involved was located. Acting on a description in their possession,…
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Woman seriously injured in Gżira road crash
Earlier today at around 1:15pm, police were called to the scene of a traffic accident in Triq d’Argens, Gżira. Preliminary investigations revealed that the crash involved a Toyota Auris, driven by a 24-year-old woman from Sliema, and a Lexmoto Riviera motorcycle, driven by a 45-year-old woman from Ta’ Xbiex. The motorcyclist was taken to Mater…
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UPDATE: Two men to appear in court over San Ġwann and Sliema robberies as police confirm connection between cases
UPDATE: 8:42 a.m. This morning, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the two men suspected in connection with the recent armed robberies in Sliema and San Ġwann are expected to be arraigned in court before Magistrate Monica Vella. This development follows two dramatic incidents that unfolded yesterday. Police were initially investigating a robbery in Sliema when they…
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ADPD welcomes Buġibba Ferry Terminal: Urges broader shift toward sustainable transport
As the government unveiled a €14 million maritime infrastructure project in Buġibba on Wednesday evening, ADPD – The Green Party welcomed the initiative but reiterated its long-standing call for a more comprehensive shift away from car-centric transport policy. The project, which includes a 180-metre breakwater, a secondary protective arm, and a new ferry terminal, aims…
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Watch: Shark spotted in Sliema
What some are describing as a great white shark was spotted in Sliema earlier last week. There has been much debate over the issue with Marine Biologist Prof Alan Deidun stating it is a blue shark or a porbeagle. Incidentally a Great White is a species of Mackerel Shark . This exclusive video obtained by…