The ambulance tender

PURCHASE OF 18 VEHICLES CANCELLED, 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS The ambulance tender Solis gives in On page 2

Why Hajdaraga fell out with the General

Behind the scenes of a pact “The heads of the department had been aware of the facts that have only recently been made public since 16 June of this year, when a detailed report, obtained following an inspection by the competent authorities, was sent to Minister Hajdaraga and the army’s criminal police. On page 7

The clock with Enver’s face divides the communists

On page 8 Communist MP Maks Hasani

Poçi, remove the encampment from the Theater

A blocked sidewalk Surely the Minister of Public Order, Spartak Poçi, would not misunderstand the message the newspaper is sending him today: “Remove the encampment from the Theater.” We only want to remind the Minister that the fence ... Continued on page 21

Meta: Customs a pre-election risk

Prime Minister/Anti-Corruption Prime Minister Ilir Meta sees the problem of collecting customs revenues, which account for the largest share of the budget, as posing a major political and electoral risk. “It would be better to dismiss a hundred customs officers...” On page 3

The Rules

1) The draw will take place on 19/12/1999 2) The ball system will consist of 6 digits, which will form the winning number 3) Using the same system, two other reserve numbers will also be drawn: if the winner of the first number does not come forward within 48 hours, the prize will be awarded to the second number. If the winner of the second number does not come forward within 24 hours, the prize will be awarded to the third number. If the winner of the third number does not come forward within the following 24 hours, the prize will be won by the next number. 4) The second and third numbers, if they do not win, will receive a free subscription to 'Gazeta Shqiptare' for the year 5) The names and numbers of the winners will be made public through “Gazeta Shqiptare” More information on page 11 of the newspaper.

Behind the scenes

SPECCHIO magazine

which is distributed by Gazeta Shqiptare every Saturday, has not been put on sale today for technical reasons. The newspaper apologizes to its readers.