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MLP Announces its ‘first 100 days pledge’

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Labour Party has pledged to spend Lm3,000 on libraries and education in Qormi and to re-do 15 roads within 100 days of an MLP council being elected to local government....

Government Committed to help farmers – PM

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The government is committed to continue helping farmers and animal breeders to modernise their operations to become more competitive, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said....

Syrian Man remanded in custody for theft

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A Syrian man was yesterday remanded in custody after he denied stealing more than Lm1,000 worth of items from Kennedy Grove in Naxxar....

62 New lawyers appointed

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Lawyers should explore other ways of handling situations and avoid filing court cases when possible, Chief Justice Vincent Degaetano said yesterday....

Moon Rock Stolen from National Museum of Natural History

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

During a routine inspection carried out by the curator and the museum officer at the National Museum of Natural History in Mdina on Tuesday 18 May, it was discovered that the moon rock display case had been forced open and the moon rock removed. It i...

BA Publish directives for broadcast of polls

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Surveys broadcast on radio and television will have to include details on how the poll was carried out, including the name of the organisation that commissioned the survey, the methods used, margin of error and sample size....

Time To ‘freshen up’ relations between Malta and New Zealand

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark yesterday said that following Malta’s European Union accession, New Zealand believes the time was ripe to “freshen up” the relations between the two countries....

Maltese Delegation witnesses powder attack on Tony Blair

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Maltese eyewitnesses to the coloured cornflour attack on British Premier Tony Blair yesterday told The Malta Independent that the act was one of protest about the situation in the Middle East....

Thirty Years in prison for Sta. Lucia double murder

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As his tearful family looked on, a man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he admitted killing an elderly Santa Lucia couple in their own home on 10 February 2000....

‘Welcome To Beirut’

Wednesday, 19 May 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Mecca of entertainment in Malta – frequented by thousands of people of all ages – is presently in shambles because of construction work being carried out there....

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