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Local News 29 November 2000 Concern over traffic chaos as Bay Street opens Although the opening of the multi-million liri Bay Street complex last weekend was deemed a huge success on the business scene, there was little doubt that traffic problems caused by visitors trying to park there caused chaos in the area By Miriam Dunn Bank of Valletta selected as one of the best Banks in Europe Bank of Valletta has been recently selected amongst one of the best banks in Europe by the influential Global Finance's readers and editors. New statute for EAN Malta EAN Malta, the organisation which regulates Systems for article numbering, bar-coding scanning and electronic commerce was reconstituted with a new statute approved by an overwhelming number of members present at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on Friday 17 November 2000. A huge success for go mobile's better value offer Thousands of people have signed up to the new go mobile service since the Maltacom wholly owned subsidiary opened its retail offices in Marsa, Msida, Valletta and Victoria, Gozo. on Tuesday this week. Vodafone launches SMS flash Vodafone Malta appears to have fired the opening shot in what may become a product and service war in the sector in the form of an SMS (Short Message Service) value added service launched barely two months after the successful launch of SMS AX presents Planning Authority with Rabat golf course EIA AX Holdings yesterday presented the Planning Authority with its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the controversial Rabat golf course proposal. The EIA, AX Holdings Chairman Angelo Xuereb, explains, has left nothing lacking and consists of some 3,000 pages of detail. By David Lindsay | ||||||||