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Editorial
Beyond the Christmas spirit
Newsreport
by Saviour Balzan
Chickens, Lino Spiteri, diplomacy and
the countryside
Toon
Today:
Disorientation
YOUR LETTERS
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When a President’s
office exceeds its transport budget by over 50%
The President’s office which is regarded as one of high symbolic
value but little or no executive powers exceeded its approved transport
budget by 52% in 2000 according to a report issued by the office
of the auditor general.
Lm3.3 million in
tax refunds boosts Christmas spirit
By
Kurt Sansone
The Christmas season may be slightly more comfortable for
almost 16,000 taxpayers who have received refunds owed to them by
the Inland Revenue Department over the past four weeks. A total
of more than Lm3.3 million in income tax refunds have been paid
out in December
Political leaders
attempt to score points over property negotiations package
By Marika
Azzopardi
As Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Borg was singing victory yesterday,
Opposition leader Alfred Sant was condemning the government’s
negotiations’ package for Malta’s European Union membership
bid.
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A
hard act to follow
Better known for excelling in the arts than in politics, Narcy
Calamatta takes Ramona Depares on a trip down memory lane
to his ‘Bongu Malta’ days |
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Rothmans
Trophy
Underdogs may spring a
few surprises
This morning the likes of Qormi, St Patrick, Xghajra
and Gozo will make a bid to book a place in the next round
of the Rothmans Trophy when they take on teams from the Premier
League. At the Hibs ground Qormi, from Division One will play
Premier League side Naxxar Lions |
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What
a week!
Joe Chetcuti
Ramona Depares interviews multi-talented TV personality
In
Wine Today
Wines Past and
Present
The other day, at a car booth sale, I struck gold. Carefully
shrink-wrapped, and complete with a couple of ancient grease
stains, was the wine list from The Roadside Inn, a long forgotten
à la carte restaurant in St. Andrew’s |
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