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Hedging Agreement would have dampened oil price hike – Alfred Sant

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The local oil crisis could have been mitigated if the government had kept the hedging agreement implemented by the Labour Party. Oil prices on the international market have rocketed in the past years, but with a hedging agreement Malta could be savin...

A Short history of Mater Dei hospital (2): 1996-1998

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Continues from The Malta Independent on Sunday26 October 1996: The Labour Party wins the general elections. Dr Alfred Sant is sworn in as Prime Minister and Dr Michael Farrugia is appointed Minister of Health and the Elderly while Prof. Louis Buh...

The Management Efficiency Unit March 1997 Report

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In February 1997, Prime Minister Alfred Sant appointed a team composed of three persons (architect Joe Bugeja, MAM representative Dr Joseph R Saliba, and consultant Robert Silver from MEU) to consider which of the following scenarios offer the most c...

Malta Arise Front Expects neutrality clause to be observed

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Arise Front complained that, despite having asked for it over a year ago, it was still not given information regarding how many warships belonging to countries engaged in war, had harboured in Malta over the past years, neither from the pri...

MLP’s Springboard Scheme in Cottonera

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Labour Party’s Springboard scheme began earlier this week in an effort to improve the skills of youngsters hailing from the Cottonera area....

The Port reform – a necessary exercise

Monday, 25 October 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

“Through the port reform exercise I believe that besides safeguarding the interest of workers within our ports, new competitive and justified tariffs will aid the manufacturing industry to ensure that the thousands of jobs within the sector are guara...

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