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2.5 million euros to be made available for Maltese clubs
A revolving loan of 2.5 million euros is to be made available by an international finance firm to selected premier league clubs as from next season.

Malta’s bid to repair image at UNESCO
The comparative speed with which the Maltese authorities took remedial action in the wake of the damage to the Mnajdra temples last year might have gone some way to repairing the island’s image with heritage experts and enthusiasts abroad.

Maltese migrant makes skating boots for the stars
Until the recent opening of the ice skating arena in Paceville, the words ‘ice-skating’ and ‘Maltese’ were rarely to be found in the same sentence.

Smoking claims one life per day in Malta
One person dies from a smoking-related illness per day in Malta, according to statistics compiled by the health authorities.

Sooty excuses used as truancy ploy by kids
Some rather creative schoolboys are using the problems that soot coming from the Marsa power station causes as an excuse for playing truant.

Housing Authority slammed for lacking commitment
Two weeks after this newspaper highlighted their plight, residents in Valletta are still waiting for the Housing Authority to follow up on their application for the installation of an elevator in the government apartments under Scheme V. The original application had been submitted – together with a deposit of Lm20 per block – two years ago.

Pieces of paper fail to stop dumping at Cart rut site
Illegal dumping is still marring the face of important sites in Malta, ignoring enforcement notices issued by the Planning Authority. Over the past few days mounds of rubble have been dumped over the cart ruts in the area popularly known as ‘Tal-Wej’, limits of Mosta and Naxxar.

New low floor buses for Malta
Exalco Holdings Ltd have been awarded the sole agency and exclusive distributorship by Solaris Bus & Coach Sp. Z.o.o. of Poland.