...Allied Newspapers Ltd, publishers of The Times and The Sunday Times, is to be a CHOGM silver sponsor and will produce a special wrapped edition of the newspapers during CHOGM week.

...security meetings are being held every Monday and Friday as the nation braces itself for a massive security operation when 52 heads of government arrive.

...the CHOGM Taskforce and Malta Tourism Authority have joined forces to produce a special magazine for delegates. The magazine, titled CHOGM2005.mt, will be distributed to delegates and journalists on Air Malta aircraft as well as at their welcome packs. The magazine will include information on cultural and social events.

...The 35-minute show during CHOGM's opening ceremony at the Mediterranean Conference Centre will be an abridged version of the Story of Malta through music and dance. It is an artistic interpretation mixing the old and the new.

...Lombard Bank is issuing a limited edition silver ingot to commemorate CHOGM. Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval for her effigy to be reproduced, while the Maltese government and the Commonwealth Secretariat have also consented to the use of the official CHOGM 2005 logo on this issue. The ingot is being struck in Switzerland in 999 fine silver and weighs 100 g. Each ingot is individually numbered, is assay-marked, and comes in a presentation box together with a signed certificate of authenticity. The issue is limited to a maximum of 3,000 pieces and is being sold for Lm25. See www.maltacoins.com

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