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Voting time has been extended by one hour and polling stations will be closing at 11pm instead of 10pm, the Electoral Commission has announced. The decision was taken after queues built up in several localities, especially those where local elections are also being held. A spokesman for the commission said the extension ...

This year's general election average turnout by 2.00pm was 55%, a decrease of 4% when compared to the 49% of the 2003 general election. The turnouts for the general election up till 2.00pm were as follows: District 1: 46%, District 2: 45%, District 3: 41%, District 4: 51%, District 5: 43%, District 6: ...

Voting commenced at 7.00am this morning in the tenth general election since Independence, a total of 309,016 potential voters have until 10.00pm this evening to cast their vote. There are 169 candidates standing for the general election, 76 for the Nationalist Party, 70 for the Labour Party, 9 for Alternattiva Demokratika, ...

International Women's Day is celebrated round the world today, commemorating the economic, political and social achievements that women have made over the years. In particular, this year, commemorates "100 years of active women in paid and unpaid work." In 2006, just over half of the total population in Malta ...

Vodafone Malta Limited has launched a competition in collaboration with recognised local supporters' clubs of foreign European football teams. The winners of this competition will attend a UEFA Champions League semi-final match. The prize includes flights, accommodation and stadium tickets but excludes taxes. Vodafone together with the official supporters' clubs of foreign European ...

The Gozo Channel Company Limited has signed a new collective agreement with the Port, Transport & Aviation section of the Union Haddiema Maghqudin representing the Seaborne Officers on board company vessels. The seven-year agreement, with effect from the 1st of January 2005 up to the 31st of December 2011 includes financial benefits ...

Meat production in the fourth quarter of 2007 amounted to 3,886 tonnes, an increase of 1.4 per cent over the corresponding period in 2006. The volume of beef production in the fourth quarter of 2007 decreased by 6.8 per cent as a result of a 10.9 per cent decline in the ...