DNA Study reveals a Phoenician-Maltese link
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
More than half of the Y chromosome in today’s Maltese population could have come in with the Phoenicians...
Six Pharmaceutical companies relocating to Malta
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Six pharmaceutical companies are setting up factories in Malta and should be operational by next year, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday....
Two Young men killed in nighttime accident
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Two young men from Fgura, aged 18 and 20, died in a car accident when their Ford Transit spun out of control and crashed into the wall separating the tunnels of the Sta Venera Bypass....
Announcement Of Mass resumption at MIA wrongfoots critical voices
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The reports on Wednesday’s papers that MIA had resumed announcing Mass at the airport chapel on 28 August, two days before The Times reported that the announcement had been suspended due to fears that foreigners would find it “fundamentalistic and ex...
MIA Board redefines and confirms company strategy
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta International Airport’s board of directors held a two-day meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to re-examine the strategic goals which MIA had set after privatisation and to explore any possible need to redefine policies and reflect on the current...
‘Appogg’ Caseload up 49% in two years
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Last Wednesday, Appogg presented the biennial report for the period 2002-2003. Chief executive officer Joe Gerada said that “2002 and 2003 shall undoubtedly be recorded as the most eventful years for the organisation since its inception”. ...
Crackdown On unlicensed dive centres reported
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
At least seven dive centres in Malta have been issued with an enforcement notice after the Maltese Tourist Authority found that they were operating without a license. ...
Report Exonerates government of any blame on repatriation of Eritrea nationals
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
There are currently 677 illegal immigrants detained at closed centers under police supervision and Malta’s resources are stretched to breaking point, Home Affairs Minister, Dr Tonio Borg announced at a press conference to present a report on the repa...
Malta Agrees with Italian stand on Libyan embargo
Sunday, 19 September 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta is in agreement with the Italian government’s stand regarding ending the embargo on Libya as a means to stop the constant flow of asylum seekers leaving the Libyan coast on their way to Malta and Italy, Maltese government sources told this pape...