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Well Done Thomas

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Maltese national and cancer survivor Thomas Cremona yesterday arrived in Barbados, a full 33 days, 21 hours and 46 minutes after leaving Morocco in a ...

Getting Our energy priorities right

Thursday, 10 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

At long last Malta’s energy priorities appear to be developing in a positive direction and the country’s energy options now appear set to “open up”, as was reported la...

Viruses: Don’t Click it

Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

So, Malta has one of the highest rates of Internet virus cover in Europe. But at the same time, about 50% of Maltese internet users have seen their machines infected by a virus, Trojan horse or other types of malware....

Strip Searches in 2011: Antiquated and unethical

Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The practice being used by police to strip search anyone – apart from suspected drug smugglers – is degrading and not becoming of a supposed modern country such as Malta....

Sunday Morning rituals: Why politics is not female friendly

Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Writing in another newspaper, Lino Spiteri has queried the need for politicians to do the rounds of the party clubs in Malta’s towns and villages every Sunday to speak to the party faithful...

The Arab Crisis: A rerun of Europe?

Monday, 7 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

At the time of going to print, embattled President Hosni Mubarak was still clinging onto power. We have seen Tunisia depose Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. It does not seem that it will be long before Mubarak is added to that list....

Gozo Link: Double insularity

Monday, 7 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The current on-going debate about the Gozo to Malta sub-sea road link is bound to continue for as long as the Gozitan proponents are able to maintain this project alive and keep the momentum going for an alternative to the current ferry crossing...

A U-turn toward a cleaner future?

Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Some u-turns are condemnable and some are commendable. And, in all fairness, while the government’s distinct change of tack on Friday as regards the plausibility of the country’s one remaining power station – Delimara – being run on clean natural gas,...

Ending With a bang

Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The signing of Fernando Torres by Chelsea from Liverpool in the last minutes of the January transfer market was the biggest move in this phase of the season....

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