{"id":49792,"date":"2025-06-13T14:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=49792"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:33:23","slug":"prime-minister-robert-abela-visits-a-children-adolescents-and-youth-services-centre-in-rabat-gozo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/prime-minister-robert-abela-visits-a-children-adolescents-and-youth-services-centre-in-rabat-gozo\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Robert Abela visits a Children, Adolescents and Youth Services Centre in Rabat, Gozo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Robert Abela, accompanied by the Minister for Gozo and Planning Clint Camilleri and the Minister for Health and Active Ageing Jo Etienne Abela, visited the Children, Adolescents and Youth Services Centre in Victoria, Gozo.<\/p>\n<p>This modern centre offers a range of medical and therapeutic services for children, adolescents and 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