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Striking A balance at Ghadira

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Is Ghadira beach actually eroding? According to the Transport Minister, it is eroding at such an incredible rate that it could be gone within a few years! Has Dr Gatt had any scientific studies conducted to prove these ...

The New gate will be the fifth

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Daphne Caruana Galizia (The gate, TMIS, 14 December) informs us that “…the present gate is the third…”, which shows that she has little idea of the history of the gate....

The Gate

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Reading Daphne CG’s comments about the attitude of some Maltese people towards the choice of Renzo Piano reminds me of the saga surrounding the building of the Sydney Opera House and its architect Jan Utzon in the early 1960s in Sydney. ...

Let Us give praise where it is due

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The De La Salle Brothers have made a priceless contribution to education in Malta since their arrival over a hundred years ago, and today their schools are run on sound pedagogical principles – principles that ...

J’accuse: The One Before Christmas

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Weekly IntroIt is tempting at this time of the year to revisit all that has happened over the past calendar year. If anything, it is a brilliant excu...

The Way we were

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

I have a question for you: If the 80s were so awful, why are there so many nostalgic “80s nights” taking place, all of which, I’m told, are extremely popular?...

Stop The rape of Gozo forever

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

I discovered – quite by chance – that there are plans, at an advanced stage, to obtain permission to cover an area of 15,000 square metres (ca. 14 tumoli) of agricultural land (naturally ODZ) with a permanent ...

The Role of the Presidency

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

As the term of office of Dr. Edward Fenech Adami draws to a close, the role of the Presidency will, once more, be reviewed in the light of past experience....

Piano Piano

Sunday, 21 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

There we go again. As soon as you mention City Gate, or Renzo Piano, or Parliament, all the hobby horses come out and every one starts to adopt fundamentalist approaches: this or nothing. ...

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