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Drydocks will still be a massive
burden on the economy
- Minister prefers not to comment on subsidy
By
Julian Manduca
The agreement between the government and the General Workers Union
over the future of Malta Drydocks was welcomed in some quarters,
but found opposition from others.
When the agreement was reached it was announced that the debt
of the Dockyard of over Lm310 million was to be absolved, but
no mention was made about the subsidy that the government regularly
pays to the ship repair yard. READ
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Labour MEP nominations spring surprise
names
By
Kurt Sansone
The nominations for candidates interested in contesting the election
for the European Parliament on behalf of the Labour Party closed
yesterday and the list includes the surprise names of Super One
head of news Gino Cauchi, and journalist Glenn Beddingfield.READ
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After
the agreement, the GWU prepares for battle
The Government, namely Prime Minister Eddie Fenech
Adami, Investments Minister Austin Gatt, Social Policy Minister
Lawrence Gonzi and Attorney General Dr Anthony Borg Barthet yesterday
presented a counter-protest to the General Workers’ Union
judicial protest in which the union claimed a discrimination between
workers in the choice of employees for the new companies Malta
Shipyard Ltd and Industrial
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Third
bidder ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Mater Dei tender
The new managing director for Technoline Ltd, Simon
Cusens on Monday said that he was "cautiously optimistic"
the Medea Consortium had a good chance of winning the tender for
the supply of medical equipment for the new hospital at Tal-Qroqq
after the contracts appeals board reversed the original decision.
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NEWS
Sealing off Cecil Pace’s fate
– Mintoff lets the sword fall
2007: a pensions odyssey
Gatt announces Microsoft training
for police
Malta Police launch new website,
Internet-based police reports
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