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It’s Official

Saturday, 14 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The news came as no surprise. We all knew the economic difficulties that had hit elsewhere would have reached our shores sooner or later. The recession that has gripped countries all over the world is now official in Malta too. ...

Illegal Immigration

Saturday, 14 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Finally a meeting about illegal immigration in parliament, about time. Watching Bondi Plus on 2 March showed ...

A Perfect example

Saturday, 14 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

When you work with people for a very long time, you get to know them well. You get to know the caring ones, the selfish ones, the gentleness of some and the coarseness and brashness of others. ...

The Condition of Malta’s roads

Saturday, 14 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

If there is one technical aspect in which Malta has completely failed, it has to be without a shadow of doubt road building and road engineering. This is a fact and a mishap of everyday life in Malta, which is evidenced ...

Vote Labour, Get PN?

Saturday, 14 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

6 June seems far away but soon we’ll start listening about this date mentioned as much as we all watch Xarabank. All political parties kicked off with their campaign, claiming that they have the best team. Both ...

Friday Wisdom: Chimerica

Friday, 13 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

In last week’s article I said that “the minister, and government generally, are exhibiting a whiff of undue optimism, based more on hope rather than reasonable expectations, ...

Welcome News

Friday, 13 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

A years-long battle with the European Union has ended up in what can be considered as an enormous victory for Malta....

Widespread Shooting and shouting

Friday, 13 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Now that spring is in the air, thousands of hunters will be looking back to past seasons when they had a field day shooting down all feathered creatures that came their way. ...

Embarrassed

Friday, 13 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Shouldn’t the authorities feel any shame of allowing foreign sailors (British or American) to do our dirty work for us (Royal Navy sailors clean up, TMID, 9 March)....

A Demand for answers

Friday, 13 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Reference is made to your editorial A demand for answers (TMID, 4 March), on the subject of the new foundation created between The Eden Foundation and the Razzett tal-Hbiberija...

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