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Waiting For Godot

Sunday, 18 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Had Samuel Beckett been alive and living in Malta today, he would surely be tempted to write a sequel to his famous tragicomedy Waiting For Godot. But perhaps this time round he would name his play Waiting for Smart City....

The ‘internati’ – And who should be ashamed

Sunday, 18 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

I must start by acknowledging my indebtedness to the three gentlemen who have written in support of my feature on the Maltese deportati to tropical Africa during World War Two. My thanks...

Gravity Defying measures and tactics

Sunday, 18 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Many of the problems faced by the current administration, which are only partially illustrated in local council election results, are the result of looking backward instead of forward, of thinking t...

The Electoral yardstick

Sunday, 18 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The last round of local council elections is behind us. The result is cast in concrete....

Let’s Close this chapter

Sunday, 18 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

So Patrick Vella did the decent thing and pleaded guilty, sparing the nation, himself and most of all his family from a sordid procession of witnesses and their sleazy testimony....

Sofa Talk about sustainable tourism

Saturday, 17 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

There must be no better place where to have a chat and reflect than sitting relaxed on a cosy sofa while sipping a cup of freshly-brewed tea. ...

Stern Realities

Saturday, 17 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Yet another round of local elections is over and the Maltese electorate braces itself in anticipation of yet a bigger contest... The prospect of the next general elections looms larger by the day. ...

Go-ahead For the SmartCity project

Friday, 16 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Last week the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee discussed the SmartCity project. ...

Friday Wisdom: Labour’s To lose

Friday, 16 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The local election results confirmed a trend started in 2002 when the Malta Labour Party beat the Nationalist Party in all electoral contests except in the general and local elections of 2003....

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