LOCAL AUTHORITIES: BILINGUAL SIGNS VANISHED ONE DAY AFTER THE ARTICLE IN “GAZETA SHQIPTARE” GREEK SIGNS REMOVED Roads in the South, 5 commune heads write to Olldashi The elected officials of the Saranda communes complain to the Minister of Transport. “Gazeta” reported their placement in non-minority areas, without the approval of the Roads Directorate By TEDI BLUSHI The heads of the five communes of the Saranda district (Livadhja, Dibri, Aliko, Mesopotam and Finiq), on 23 September 2010, sent a letter to the Minister of Transport, Sokol Olldashi, asking for bilingual signs, in Greek and Albanian, to be installed along the entire Saranda-Konspol national road. The letter, also sent for information to the Executive Director of the Albanian Development Fund, Benet Beçi, expresses concern over the removal of signs with Greek inscriptions from this road segment one day after the article published in “Gazeta Shqiptare” about this... Continues on pages 2-3

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All the moments of the Rama couple’s wedding ceremony In the photo (left): The kiss of happiness under the eyes of Gregori Rama (right) Olsi Rama opens the ceremony. The couple’s children. President Topi with his wife Photo: By Armando Babani 800 wedding guests invited to “Xibraku”, Olsi Rama has opened the ceremony, Rea Xhillari and Gregori Rama are happy for their parents. The kiss after the exchange of rings is not missing The Socialist leader received a large bouquet of flowers, with a congratulatory card from Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Even the LSI leader, Ilir Meta, did not spare the roses On pages 4-5

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The believers of Berat, letter to Kristo Frashëri “Our prelate is charitable, he has helped Kosovo refugees” We, the believers of the Diocese of Berat, are indignant and offended by the accusations that Mr. Kristo Frashëri is making against the Metropolitan of Berat, Vlora, Kanina and all Myzeqe. They have no true basis, but express the author’s personal resentment toward the Church and the Metropolitan. According to, in “Gazeta Shqiptare” of 18.10.2010, it emerges carta that His Holiness does not... Continues on page 17