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Energy Bills: Will Jesmond Mugliett vote for the Opposition motion?

Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Tomorrow will be an interesting day in the House of Representatives. For due to the rather strange change decreed some months ago as a result of the Opposition withholding the pairing agreement...

Politics Without insults: Long overdue

Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The call by the Prime Minister on Sunday for everyone to adopt “a more mature political language” can only be praised. In fact, it is a call which is long overdue...

Lame Duck?: Adjusting to harsh new realities

Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The process to restructure Air Malta began in earnest yesterday with the Finance Ministry holding its first dedicated meeting on the issue with the General Workers’ Union...

Tourism Industry: The two star market

Monday, 8 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, the Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Mario de Marco, made it a point to encourage the owners of two- and three-star hotels to upgrade their establishments and services....

Deal Announced: Reformed transport service

Monday, 8 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The deal announced on Saturday confirmed that Arriva, the British transport company which was recently bought out by Deutsche Bahn...

New Ways of thinking about getting from A to B

Sunday, 7 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As Transport Minister Austin Gatt observed yesterday when unveiling the details of the successful conclusion of negotiations for the country’s soon-to-be new-and-improved public transport system, the main ...

Local Football: Change of format of MFA leagues

Saturday, 6 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Football Association is at present discussing changes to the format of its four divisions. Right now, we have a Premier League, and a first, second and third divisions, with the latter ...

Necessary Tedium: The budget sittings

Saturday, 6 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Parliament will be discussing the various budget ministry estimates until Wednesday, a necessary tedium to ensure that all goes through ...

European Woes: A Portuguese-Greek hotpot

Friday, 5 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

No, it’s not about Mousakka or Cozido... The Portuguese Parliament has finally approved a draft for austerity measures to be put into effect to stop the country from edging closer to the need for a bailout...

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