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Libyan Crisis: Malta’s limitations

Friday, 30 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

There is only so much Malta can do.This was the message that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi put across during a business breakfast on the Libyan crisis last Wednesday....

English Language schools - A welcome report

Thursday, 29 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The last year was a record year for the tourism sector, but it was not the same for a particular segment of this economic pillar – the English language schools....

Black Dust - Swept under the carpet

Thursday, 29 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It is nothing short of preposterous, in the first place, that several areas of the country have been plagued by mysterious black dust pollution for several years ...

Back To school: The usual issues

Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

More than 55,000 students last Monday returned to primary and secondary schools which opened their doors again after the summer holidays....

Spin: What’s Such a thing as truth?

Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It must have surely gone unnoticed, so inured we have become to the daily battle of statements between the parties....

Low Blow: Lampedusa, not safe?

Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Just when you thought the wonderful neighbourly Italians could not stoop any lower, they do...

Obama’s Plan: Small dent in jobless rate

Monday, 26 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

If the United States Congress heeds Barack Obama’s demands to enact his jobs and tax plan in its entirety, the US unemployment rate probably still would hover in nosebleed territory for at least three more years....

Sexual Abuse by members of the clergy: The Church’s responsibility

Monday, 26 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In a short statement last week, the local Curia made it clear that it does not intend to financially compensate the victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy in a home run by a religious order...

Smokestacks And smokescreens

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It is heartening to hear that the Speaker of the House has accepted an urgent request by the Opposition to convene the black dust parliamentary committee next week in the wake of what appears to be a damning report on the infamous...

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