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Bank of Valletta will be limiting its branch services from Tuesday (tomorrow), in the wake of tighter restrictions and a spike in COVID cases. Prime Minister Robert Abela last week announced a raft of new restrictive measures in a bid to help curb the pandemic. All non-essential shops and services, as well as schools, have been ordered to close. The new measures also limit the size of groups gathering in public to four. On Monday BOV said it will continue offering its services from 38 branches ...

Luqa St Andrews will be playing in next season’s Challenge League for the first time in 45 years after earning promotion as champions with a 2-1 win over Melita in the Championship playoffs last weekend at the Victor Tedesco Stadium. Luqa were the last group winners from the three National Amateur League sections but made up for it in the round-robin playoffs against Mgarr United and eventually Melita in the final. Following their victory, the club had said in a post on their social media tha...

A court has been told that the driver at the wheel of a double-decker bus involved in the fatal accident that happened in Żurrieq three years ago was not driving under the influence of alcohol

Luqa St Andrews have hit back at Melita FC’s claims that an Amateurs’ player was subject to racist abuse after Saturday’s National Amateur League Championship play-offs match at the Tedesco Stadium. On Monday, Melita FC reported that one of their players was abused by a Luqa St Andrews player at the end of the match. However, Luqa said that the incident was instigated by a Melita player who they claimed “to have got aggressive and punched another Luqa player in the face.” Continue rea...

The managing director of James Caterers’ Ltd was in breach of parliamentary privilege when he wrote to Auditor General Charles Deguara warning him of possible legal action if negative comments were made about the company. Speaker Anglu Farrugia ruled that the catering giant had breached parliamentary privilege when it threatened to hold the NAO liable for any material damages as a result of an ongoing investigation. Last week, Auditor General Charles Deguara accused the catering company of tr...

Ticket refunds Air Malta refers to the letter by Anthony Curmi entitled ‘Refunds due by Air Malta’ (February 20). Our records show that Curmi’s tickets were originally purchased through an online travel agency as part of a group. When flights were subsequently cancelled, the group applied to Air Malta for travel vouchers and these were issued accordingly. Air Malta wishes to reassure its customers that it will honour all commitments undertaken. We have been in touch with Curmi and resolve...

Health minister Chris Fearne announces roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination for over-60s

Luqa St Andrews won the inaugural edition of the BOV National Amateur League after beating Melita 2-1 in the Championship Play-offs final at the Victor Tedesco Stadium in Ħamrun. In a game of three penalties, it was the southerners who prevailed as they proved too strong for the previously unbeaten Melita, who will rue their 1-1 draw against Mgarr. It was Luqa who were the more dominant side in the opening minutes, pushing more men into their opponents’ half. Continue reading this article on...

The auditor general has accused catering company James Caterers of trying to intimidate and influence an investigation into a controversial contract at a state home for the elderly. In a letter to the National Audit Office, James Catering Ltd warned it would hold NAO officers personally responsible for any reputational damage from an audit into two tenders linked to the Saint Vincent de Paul facility. The NAO is assessing a 2015 tender that began as a request for meals and a kitchen at the Luqa...

The driver and the company’s four directors, brothers Kim Degabriele, 40, Philip Degabriele, 32, Noel Degabriele, 24, all from Luqa, and their sister Lee Anne Borg, 37, from Mellieħa, will be charged with the involuntary homicide of the two tourists and causing injuries to 21 other passengers. They will also be accused of damaging the open-top bus. The double decker after the accident. D’Amato also will be charged with dangerous and negligent driving, driving under the influence of drugs o...