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PBS Downsizing to be completed by July

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The process with which Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) will reduce its workforce from 178 to 64 will be concluded by the end of July, sources close to PBS told The Malta Independent on Sunday....

F & Q We Examine the facts We ask the questions

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

FactsIn his monthly press briefing last Thursday, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi claimed that a new study regarding an “alternative to the engineered landfills” is now complete. The original plans were for temporary engineered landfills in the vicin...

More Passengers and cars cross over to Gozo despite fare increases

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

At first sight, it may seem that the recent increase in Gozo Channel fares and the decrease in trips have effected negatively the number of passengers and cars which crossed over to and from Gozo in the first days of this month....

Let’s Not drown in litter!

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

To mark the occasion of World Environment Day, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has launched a summer campaign with the slogan “Let’s not drown in Litter”. This slogan seeks to convey the United Nations Environment Programme’s concern for...

Cassola Meets consumers in Sliema

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Alternattiva Democratica chairperson Harry Vassallo and AD’s candidate for the elections for the European Parliament Prof. Arnold Cassola yesterday met shop owners and consumers during a walkabout at the Plaza Shopping Centre in Sliema....

Gozo Is the focal point for our growth in Europe

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Gozo was the scene for a final weekend of activity by the Nationalist Party’s MEP candidates with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi during a visit to Arkadia Shopping Centre and a press conference at the Ta’ Cenc Hotel in Sannat. In between these two act...

Maltese Children beat the world – mainly in the wrong areas

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A study of school-age children from 11 to 15 years, carried out in 35 countries and which included Malta for the first time, has shown that Maltese teenagers excel in comparison to their peers around the world, but most times in the wrong areas....

Dalli’s Position becoming ‘untenable’ as PM withdraws his support

Sunday, 6 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As Foreign Minister John Dalli leaves Malta today for Brussels to take part in the next round of negotiations of the European Union’s Inter-Governmental Conference, his position and his political future have become increasingly fragile over the past ...

Lavish Launch of new Alfa Romeo GT

Saturday, 5 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Alfa Romeo owners crowded round to take a peak at the new Alfa GT last Wednesday evening. The new sports coupé was unveiled at a lavish affair held at the recently restored Caraffa Stores in Birgu....

Bodies Of two women recovered from underneath the rubble

Saturday, 5 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The bodies of two women, buried under debris after the collapse of a building in St Paul’s Bay on Thursday, were recovered from the rubble at 1.30am yesterday by members of the Civil Protection Department....

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