Mar
9th
2008

Nationalist Party victory celebrations premature - Joe Saliba

Author: Gozo News | Files under Local News
Nationalist Party victory celebrations premature - Joe Saliba Nationalist Party General Secretary, Joe Saliba has tried to calm PN supporters who have already started celebrating an election victory. Mr Saliba said that that the outcome would clearly be a photo finish and it was therefore necessary to wait until all the first count votes had been counted, which would ...
Mar
9th
2008

Indications point to a Nationalist Party win by a narrow margin

Author: Gozo News | Files under Local News
Indications point to a Nationalist Party win by a narrow margin Current projections by both major parties indicate that the Nationalist Party could win the general election by a very narrow margin. The two parties are still taking samples from the No.1 preferences, this process is taking far longer than usual because no clear and decisive majority has emerged. Officials of both main ...
Mar
9th
2008

The current indication is that the results are too close to call

Author: Gozo News | Files under Local News
The current indication is that the results are too close to call Both of the main political parties are still unable to reach conclusive projections about who will win the election. Officials from both parties are still taking representative samples from all of the electoral districts. In the 2003 election it was evident by this time that the Nationalist Party had won the election. The ...
Mar
9th
2008

Counting underway and an indication of result expected soon

Author: Gozo News | Files under Local News
Counting underway and an indication of result expected soon The sorting of votes in stacks of 50 is currently taking place at the counting hall in Naxxar. This process is then followed by the distributing of the stacks to the counting Agents one by one, which are then to be placed in the chosen candidates pigeonholes respectively, according to the ...
Mar
9th
2008

Turnout to vote drops to 93 percent, the lowest since 1971

Author: Gozo News | Files under Local News
Turnout to vote drops to 93 percent, the lowest since 1971 Turnout in yesterday's general election reached 93 percent, three percentage points below the level reached in 2003, the Electoral Commission has said. The turnouts by 11.00pm for the General Elections for each district is as follows: District 1: 93%, District 2: 94%, District 3: 94%, District 4: 94%, District 5: 94%, District 6: ...
Mar
9th
2008

Seher il-Punent-08 festival of arts, culture, history and music

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Seher il-Punent-08 festival of arts, culture, history and music A gentle breeze blows through Gharb's village square, rustling around the old stone cross, playing lightly with the statues on the Folklore Museum and sighing gently around the great stone church with its silent bells. Life flows peacefully here, at the westernmost end of Gozo, where the very air seems ...
Mar
9th
2008

MMA notice in aid of Malta’s Largest Conservation Initiative

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MMA notice in aid of Malta’s Largest Conservation Initiative A Notice to Mariners being issued by the Malta Maritime Authority this time carries a double bill, it will contribute towards sustaining Malta's largest conservation initiative of its kind, the Yelkouan Shearwater Project. With 50% funding from the EU Life Nature Fund, the importance ...

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