Five people in Gozo Court yesterday on drugs charges

Five people were all up before the Gozo Court yesterday, on drugs charges. Joseph Spiteri, aged 21 and from Marsalforn and Stephen Paul Portelli from Nadur were both charged with cocaine and mephedrone offences and being relapsers. They pleaded not guilty, Joseph Spiteri was granted bail, while Stephen Portelli was remanded in custody. David Grech, [...]
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Lower prices on clothing brings January’s HICP down 1.1%

In January, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices went down by 1.1 per cent over the previous month. This primarily reflected a decrease of 16.2 per cent in the Clothing and Footwear Index due to seasonal price reductions in garments. The Recreation and Culture Index went down by 1.4 per cent on account of seasonally [...]
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24 tonnes of oranges from Eygpt withheld due to pesticides

A consignment of 24 tonnes of oranges dispatched from Egypt and intended to the local market has just been withheld by the Port Health Services within the Health Inspectorate Services. This consignment was withheld following that samples taken for the presence of pesticides, indicated that maximum residue levels for the chemical ethion laid down in [...]
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Only a few tickets left for Brazillian dance extravaganza

The La Stella Philharmonic Society have announced that tickets for ‘RIO’ the Brazillian dance extravaganza which is being performed on Saturday, the 31st of March, the Astra Theatre, have now almost sold out, with only a few remaining. Gozitan and Maltese dancers alike will join forces to perform in one of YADA’s trademark shows with [...]
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White paper launched on control of neighbourhood noise

The Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment has launched for public consultation the White Paper on the Prevention, Abatement and Control of Neighbourhood Noise. Launching the white paper, Minister Mario de Marco said that whilst considering the EU obligations on noise, the white paper goes a step further and includes local considerations. Mario de [...]
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BOV establishes an EU Business Development Department

Bank of Valletta has announced that it is sharpening its business development strategy and strengthening its efforts in supporting SMEs with the setting up of a new EU Business Development Department. The objective of the EU Business Development Department is to consolidate Bank of Valletta’s position as the facilitator for the local business community to [...]
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