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The Referendum: A taste of no jubilation

Friday, 18 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

At the end, after Wednesday’s ‘stand up, sit down’ vote on the Opposition motion regarding the referendum question, there was no jubilation, either in the House, or among those who had assisted at the event....

Internet Shopping: Two weights two measures

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

There is growing evidence that Malta is being treated as a ‘second-class citizen’ when it comes to internet shopping....

A Necessary evil: Extended lifetime

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Any which way you look at it, it must be conceded that an extension of the lifetime of the Marsa power station is a necessary evil....

Carnival - The Last exit of the king

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Unsung, unwept, unnoticed even. A week ago yesterday the king made his last exit.King Carnival in other words made his last exit from Valletta’s City Gate....

Time For review - We have not harnessed the atom

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

While nuclear power has been around for decades, and has warmed and heated homes across the globe, the horrendous sequence of events in Japan must teach us that we have not yet harnessed the atom safely....

Realtà Court case: Why this ruling was so important

Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Those who believe in true freedom of expression breathed a sigh of relief yesterday on learning that writer Alex Vella Gera and editor Mark Camilleri had been acquitted of charges which had been brought against them according to Malta’s obscenity laws....

Coming Together: Unity will always prevail

Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

By nature, the developed world shuns cooperation and charity. When all is working correctly and as it should, the emphasis is on competition; winning the rat race. ...

Japan Earthquake: Massive devastation

Monday, 14 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

In what brought back memories of the 26 December 2004 tsunami that devastated south-east Asia, killing 230,000 people in 12 countries...

Air Malta: At The crossroads

Monday, 14 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

According to news reports published last week, Air Malta’s designate chief executive officer has reportedly bailed out from the national airline before...

What’s In a question?

Sunday, 13 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

When it comes to the great divorce referendum debate, an awful lot as it turns out.Whether one agrees with the prospective introduction of divorce to Malta or not,...

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