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Freeport Secure deal with Iran Shipping Lines

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has chosen Malta Freeport to serve as its hub port in the Mediterranean following its decision to commence transhipment operations in the region....

Celebrating The book

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

On World Book Day, celebrated today, the Malta Library and Information Association said one should stop and reflect on the importance of the book and its utility. Despite the occasional predictions announcing the death of the book, there are at least...

Eleventh Amitex Opened

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s tourism industry and Air Malta depend on each other but the airline cannot continue to support the industry if the more flights it operates, the more money it loses, said Information Technology and Investment Minister Austin Gatt yesterday....

GWU Insist on involvement in privatisation of Sea Malta

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The General Workers’ Union has written to the chairman of Sea Malta to insist that it is involved in all negotiations that are taking place regarding the privatisation of the company....

Safety At work

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Resources and Infrastructure Ministry said yesterday that despite various efforts to improve safety in workplaces, accidents on construction sites were still occurring....

New Format for Broadcasting Authority’s surveys

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Broadcasting Authority has decided to revise the current format of its audience survey, entrusting the National Statistics Office with the compilation of such information....

Cars In Mdina – A hot topic among residents

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The residents of Mdina felt they had been neglected in the master plan for the city’s rehabilitation. The proposed conservation and renovation of Mdina inevitably brings up the issue of cars parking within the city walls, and this turned out to be a ...

Labour Leader meets youths

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Lack of employment opportunities, ever-increasing property prices and the need to protect the environment were the main subjects discussed at a meeting with MLP leader Alfred Sant, organised by the Labour Youth Forum....

A New way of treating disease

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The European Commission has published a report listing the prospects for commercial and research activities in the field of human tissue engineering – a scientific study carried out by one of the Commission’s seven Joint Research Centre Institutes....

Couple Charged with arson granted bail

Friday, 23 April 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

A husband and wife who are facing criminal proceedings for allegedly setting their house on fire in order to claim on their insurance, were granted bail yesterday on condition that they did not speak to each other....

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