Amitex Soars to new heights
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
Amitex 2004 has been another resounding success. The Air Malta International Travel Exhibition held last weekend at the trade fair grounds in Naxxar attracted more than 28,000 visitors, an increase of 20 per cent over last year. This includes paying ...
95 Tons of beef air-freighted from Canada
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The largest delivery of beef ever to be air-freighted across the Atlantic arrived in Malta last weekend. A cargo of 95 tons of beef was flown from Vancouver to Malta via Amsterdam to satisfy the customer demand of the Argentinean and Buffalo Bill Ste...
Opposition Leader Calls for parliamentary structures to scrutinise EU laws
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
The government has spent too much money on EU accession celebrations and not enough on setting up structures to scrutinise European laws before they are implemented in Malta, Opposition Leader Alfred Sant said....
PM ‘hero Of the day’
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
Valletta residents yesterday described Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi as the ‘hero of the day’ when he intervened to stop workers from pruning 140-year-old trees....
Brad Pitt ‘tries To buy’ Maltese hotel
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Brad Pitt has “tried to buy” a Maltese hotel while working on the film Troy.The star took part in the epic Troy in Malta and he and his co-stars wanted to keep partying after the Malta Hilton bar closed at 3am....
30 Paintings stolen from judge’s Valletta home found in Birkirkara
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
All 30 paintings stolen from Judge Giovanni Bonello’s Valletta residence in April, among which was San Giovannino al Fonte attributed to Caravaggio, were found yesterday in Birkirkara and the police has arrested four people for questioning....
St John’s Co-Cathedral’s Cannon carriages restored
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The wooden carriages supporting the two cannons outside St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta have been restored by government workers from the Manufacturing and Services Department....
The Carmel Busuttil Story
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
‘Unless we return to full professionalism I feel it will be a waste of time and money’HENRY BRINCAT speaks with assistant national football coach Carmel Busuttil, 40, who made a name for himself at home and in Belgium during an illustrious career w...
Surveillance Cameras installed on Regional Road
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
Surveillance cameras have recently been installed just outside the Regional Road tunnels in St Julian’s. This follows the start of testing on the two bridges....
Labour MP Defends Wied Garnaw
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 00:00
Last update: about 23 years ago
Malta Independent
Labour MP Silvio Parnis yesterday promised his support for residents of localities in the fourth district in view of a pending application for a waste sorting facility in Wied Garnaw....