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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....

World Environment Day

Saturday, 5 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Today is World Environment Day and to mark the occasion, the National Statistics Office has issued a set of environment-related statistics. The topics covered include air emissions, energy, land use, waste, wastewater and water....

New IT Makes local hospitals more efficient

Saturday, 5 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Speaking at the launch of the KURA system – the recently-installed state-of-the-art intranet system which networks St Luke’s, Sir Paul Boffa and the Mater Dei hospitals – Health Minister Louis Deguara said that the system will help avoid unfortunate...

Results Of survey on Maltese media now available

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

Informa Consultants have published the results of its in-depth analysis of all major local media entitled The Media Warehouse....

Manufacturing Sales increase by nearly Lm10m

Saturday, 5 June 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

In the first quarter this year, total sales by manufacturing enterprises increased by Lm9.7 million or four per cent to Lm254.1 million from Lm244.4 million a year earlier, according to figures released yesterday by the National Office of Statistics....

New Tax bands for cigarette packets

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

The need for greater security to prevent the tax bands that appear on a packet of cigarettes being forged has led to the introduction of a new holographic type, said Customs Director General John Mifsud, as the new bands were introduced at a launch y...

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