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Malta’s Second cultural renaissance

Saturday, 11 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Malta is passing through a cultural renaissance since joining the European Union, just as had happened after independence 40 years ago, Culture and Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech said....

Women Have come a long way over the last 40 years

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Over the last 40 years, laws have been amended and regulations changed to adapt to the ever-growing equal rights movement and to help women be a more active and contributing part of society, said Tourism and Culture Minister Francis Zammit Dimech....

Don Bosco Summer Club Comes to an end

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

More than 130 boys and girls attended the Don Bosco Summer Club organised by the Don Bosco Oratory of Victoria Gozo during the months of July and August. This club, held on three days a week, ended with a Mass celebrated by Gozo Bishop Nicholas J. Ca...

Environment Minister In Israel meetings

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino, who is currently on a visit to Israel, has met the Israeli Agriculture Minister and discussed cooperation between the two countries in this sector....

Suspended Sentence for Gzira youth

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A young man was given a six-month jail term, suspended for two years, after he admitted attempting to seriously injure another man in Gzira last Wednesday afternoon....

Government Not fulfilling promises

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The most recent figures issued by the National Statistics Office regarding the takings of the different sectors of industry indicate that the new investment promised by the government is not being attracted and present investment is not being suffici...

Malta Losing out on quality tourism – MHRA

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta seems to have lost its pulling power where tourism is concerned, and is not able to attract the quality tourists that it once did, Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association president Winston Zahra said yesterday....

Police Commissioner Concerned about rise in pickpocketing

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Police Commissioner John Rizzo yesterday expressed his alarm at what he described as a considerable rise in the number of pickpocketing cases that have been reported to the police in recent months....

Mepa Refuses proposal for Verdala golf course

Friday, 10 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority board yesterday unanimously voted against the Verdala golf course proposal, closing another chapter of this 10-year saga....

MLP Questions visit of Libyan delegation

Thursday, 9 September 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Labour Party is questioning why the government had not announced the visit of a Libyan technical delegation, or given details of the visit’s agenda....

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