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GRTU Says amendments to smoking ban laws must be discussed

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Discussions are needed to amend the law that states that owners of places of entertainment may be sent to prison if patrons are caught smoking in their establishment, the Malta Chamber for Small and Medium Enterprises (GRTU) said yesterday....

Quit Smoking and win

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The Health Promotion Department is organising the fifth International Quit and Win competition. Quit and Win is a smoking cessation competition for adults. The actual starting point consists of a “quit date”, which is on Saturday 1 May....

Medical Students regret postponement of smoking restrictions

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The Standing Committee on Public Health (SCOPH) of the Malta Medical Students’ Association (MMSA) has greeted with disappointment the decision to postpone the introduction of legislation banning smoking in public places....

Malta’s Largest figolla at Bay Street

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

On Easter Sunday, Bay Street will be exhibiting the largest figolla ever made in Malta. Measuring 2.5 metres wide and three metres long, the figolla is the work of ITS students and staff members who have baked it in an effort to raise funds for the U...

ATP Launches road safety week

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Transport Authority (ATP) has launched Road Safety Week, saying that they were placing the emphasis on educating the public about respect and courtesy to others while using the roads....

Holy Father’s Letter to priests for Holy Thursday

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Holy Father’s Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday 2004 says that Holy Thursday is the day “we were born as priests”, and also the day the Eucharist was established....

MLP Leader ‘censored’

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The weekly article in The Times by Malta Labour Party Leader, Dr Alfred Sant, was not published by the newspaper yesterday....

EP Regional committee accepts Prof. Josef Bonnici’s proposal

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The regional committee in the European Parliament yesterday voted in favour of an amendment to its report on cohesion that was moved by Professor Josef Bonnici through another MEP....

Air Malta Tells unions to reply by 16 April

Thursday, 8 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Investment Minister Austin Gatt has called on the various unions involved to notify him whether they are on board the Air Malta Safety Proposal by 16 April, the day the company will be holding an extraordinary general meeting....

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