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Court: Man Pleads guilty to ecstasy possession

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A 22-year-old man yesterday pleaded guilty to trafficking around 100 ecstasy pills and the possession of the pills with the intent to sell between April and May 2004....

Informal Environment Council Meeting

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Environment Ministers from the 25 EU member states met in a marvellous setting in Austria to discuss the EU Thematic Strategy on Urban Environment. ...

Increase In number of cruise passengers

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

In April 2006, the number of cruise passengers arriving in Malta went up by 14,524 cruise passengers over the corresponding month a year ago, to a total of 37,182, the National Statistics Office reported yesterday....

Drop In number of self-drive cars

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

At the end of March 2006, the stock of licensed motor vehicles (all types) stood at 272,848. Of these, 207,451 or 76.0 per cent were private vehicles, while commercial vehicles made up 44,693 or 16.4 per cent, the National Statistics Office reported yeste...

Change In development boundaries is transparent – PM

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said that the revision process to the current development boundaries is transparent and is intended to address certain anomalies and injustices which resulted in the provisional schemes drawn up in 1988....

Malta Campaign on CNN

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Tourism Authority yesterday announced that it has purchased airtime for “Malta” spots on CNN, which is expected to target a viewership of 118 million households across 95 countries....

Maltasong Board ‘never worked so hard’ – minister

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Although every Maltese is disappointed following the bad result obtained by Fabrizio Faniello at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, we must not get keep looking at the past and we have to face the future to work for a much better result next time round,...

Eurovision Song Contest: I Do...n’t know what went wrong – Faniello

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Pressed to explain what went wrong in his performance of Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest entry, I Do, singer Fabrizio Faniello said that he was at a loss to provide a solution as according to him, the preparations for the final night were completely profe...

Drug Policy to be launched in coming weeks

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

In the coming weeks, Malta’s first drug policy will be launched for public discussion, Family and Social Solidarity Minister Dolores Cristina said yesterday....

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