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EditorialMissing the wood for the trees Why Tony Zarb should resign Opinion The ETC and the EU
A healthy work environment for a healthy economy! Making working conditions safe and healthy the raison d' être of occupational health is in the interests of workers, employers and governments, as well as the public at large. Seemingly obvious and simple, this idea has not yet gained sufficient recognition in the Maltese workplace writes Nicolette Cassar Transparency, accountability and a level playing field at the Exchange
Foreign Focus Microsoft and Murdoch in talks on Sky Global stake Microsoft is in discussions with Rupert Murdoch about taking a substantial minority stake in Sky Global, the new digital television company to be spun off from News Corporation, in a deal that could be worth as much as $1bn (Lm465 million) |
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 It is admittedly difficult to gauge the number of vacancies in IT, although trends appear to indicate that opportunities in this mushrooming sector are being taken up, a spokesman for the Employment and Training Corporation's Labour Market Research section said. READ FULL ARTICLE  Bank of Valletta announced yesterday that for the financial year ending 30 September 2000 the Group registered a record pretax profit of Lm17.8 million. This outstanding result represents an increase of 11.3% over the pretax profit of Lm15.8 million registered in September 1999. Shareholders' funds increased by Lm13.1 million or 15.8% and amount to Lm96.0 million. Group Net Asset value per share is Lm2.08 (September 1999 Lm1.79). The Board of Directors is proposing a gross dividend of 9 cents. READ FULL ARTICLE Editorial Missing the wood for the trees Why Tony Zarb should resign The Expo comes to a close Local News Performance Audit performed at VAT Department Inspectorate Unit MITTS playing active role in e-government development International Land Surveyors conference held in Malta Hiccups in short message launch Shareholder information difficult to obtain, admits MFSC chairman Interview David Thake New Economy same old monopolies Waldonet General Manager and Chamber of Commerce spokesperson for Internet Service Providers David Lindsay spoke to Mr Thake about the truths and the fallacies of the telecommunications liberalisation plan and on the way forward toward a free and open market | ||||||||
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