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A disgraced Police commissioner and an embarrassed government


Toon Today:
With apologies to Vince Farrugia


Your letters
YOUR LETTERS


Newsreport
by Saviour Balzan

Not a time to rejoice




Where are they now?
Miriam Hayman

I POLL

Private and public efficiencies
By Vince Farrugia


Yellow Web Pages








What are we to believe?


By Kurt Sansone
The Police Commissioner’s mid-week admission in open court that he had a relationship with Isabelle Azzopardi, contradicts his nation wide statements on Radio 101 and Bondicini, where he insisted in the presence of his wife that he had nothing whatsoever to do with the Polish-born woman. Ms Azzopardi had alleged that Mr Grech attempted to rape her.
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Sex claim is wishful thinking

The woman at the centre of the attempted rape allegations made against Police Commissioner yesterday flatly denied that there had been a sexual relationship between the two of them, describing the notion as "wishful" thinking on the side of George Grech. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

Internet friendship leads to tragedy

By David Lindsay
The unidentified 30-year-old Maltese woman, who was seriously injured last week when she mysteriously fell from the back of a van travelling at a high speed down a Toronto highway, is currently recovering from serious head injuries
. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

People

From school benches to back benches

Mother of four and back bencher Dolores Cristina tells Miriam Dunn how she hardened up for a life in politics, but never takes her phone off the hook

Sport close-up

New technology would help referees
Charlie Agius is a well-known referee. Besides officiating many of the top local matches, he has refereed more than 80 international games. He has two more seasons before winding up his career, but, as RAY ABDILLA discovers, he has no intention of stopping there


Opinion

Shipping and subsidies
By Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi
There are different forms of subsidies that a government may give to a business organisation. There is the so called operational aid and there are subsidies that are given in order to restructure the organisation

This Week

Nuke them. They’re everywhere
There’s an enemy close to home. Dare you see what lurks beneath, asks John O'Dea


Diane Nikolic
Fashion make-up artist of the year, is eager for all women to look their best. Interview by Zillah Bugeja

Navigating Wine

By Georges Meekers
Some wine words are simply confusing. Similar terms can mean very different things that taste very different too


News

Fish poisoning likely if cold chain is broken
MaltaToday is informed that recently the Department of Public Health was notified of at least 10 people who went down with probable fish poisoning. Eight of these individuals came from two separate families, while the other two were individual cases.


Sigh of relief with new security appointment
By Kurt Sansone
Contacted by MaltaToday two days after his new appointment as head of the Security Service, Herbert Agius would not comment on whether he would bring about any policy changes at the department which has been the subject of great media intrigue

Women conspicuous by their absence
By Miriam Dunn
The Malta Council for Economic and Social Development might have been given an overhaul as the forum at which the social partners can exchange views but it doesn’t seem to have entirely moved with the times.


No conclusions yet from security investigators
The Armed Forces is still investigating the incidents televised during the Bondicini programme of the 25 September, which showed Lou Bondi breaking into the AFM headquarters and the airport control tower

Bundy spills the beans
The dispute between myself and Noel Mallia, the radio co-ordinator at 101, was a purely domestic one. I simply could not agree with his arrogant attitude not just towards myself but also towards my colleagues at the Radio




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Publisher: John Formosa - Network Publications
Editor: Saviour Balzan
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