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Government And opposition express sorrow after Arafat’s death

Friday, 12 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat brought sadness and sorrow to both the Nationalist Party and the Malta Labour Party, as each gave its condolences to the Palestinian people for the loss of their leader....

Police Officer pushes for jail term to save youth from drug overdose

Friday, 12 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

A police inspector yesterday pressed a court to give a prison sentence with a residential drug rehabilitation programme to a 17-year-old who is heavily dependent on heroin because he “did not want to pick him up off the streets when he dies of an ove...

Fall In manufacturing sales

Friday, 12 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

During the third quarter this year, total sales by manufacturing enterprises fell by Lm7.8 million, or 2.9 per cent, to Lm258.6 million from Lm266.4 million in the July-September quarter 2003, according to figures released yesterday by the National S...

GWU Condemns beating of Somali workers

Thursday, 11 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

General Workers Union secretary general Tony Zarb yesterday condemned the beating of two Somali workers, who were allegedly beaten by their employer after they asked him to be paid for some work they had carried out for him....

GWU Calls on WSCand Enemalta to give social cases preferential treatment

Thursday, 11 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The Water Services Corporation and Enemalta should make a distinction between clients that have fallen back on their payments for the sake of it and those who have financial difficulties, the General Workers Union said in a statement yesterday.The ...

Two More golf courses or nothing?

Thursday, 11 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Should Malta have two golf courses as is suggested by both the leading political parties or is such development unsustainable? As the dust settles temporarily over the Verdala 18-hole-golf-course proposal, Mark Micallef speaks to Victor Axiak and...

Labour Asks for inquiry on Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools to be made public

Thursday, 11 November 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Labour MP Carmelo Abela called for the magisterial inquiry regarding the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools to be made public. During yesterday’s adjournment, Mr Abela said the government only chooses to publish the inquiries it pleases. “The result...

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