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Public Revenue ‘in line with forecasts’

Friday, 6 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Public revenue is, so far, in line with what the government had forecast for the year, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday....

School Absenteeism on the rise

Friday, 6 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

During the 120 school days between 19 September 2002 and 28 March 2003, some 635,993 days were lost due to absenteeism. This accounted for 11.4 per cent of the total number of school days or an overall absence rate of 10.5 absent days per pupil – tha...

Mepa Confiscates canned non-alcoholic beverages

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

A large quantity of non-alcoholic beverages in cans and bottles were confiscated from factories, warehouses and a private residence because they did not comply with a legal notice, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority said yesterday.The spo...

Warrant Of arrest for English benefit cheat on Malta holiday

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A court in Cambridge, UK, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a woman benefit cheat who failed to show up to be sentenced because she is currently in Malta and says she is unfit to travel....

10 Wheelchairs for Maltese charities

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese Honorary Consul to San Francisco Charles J. Vassallo has presented President Edward Fenech Adami with 10 wheelchairs, to be passed on to the Community Chest Fund....

Solutions At Freeport are ‘business to business’

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

An impassioned but civilised meeting at the Competitiveness and Competition Ministry, chaired by Parliamentary Secretary Edwin Vassallo, yesterday attempted to solve the current problems with container trans-shipments and unloading of local merchandi...

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