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Drug Victims

Thursday, 3 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

They shouldn’t be there in the first place. They are not the destroyers of other human lives but their own. What started as an experience in the very first throngs of youth ended up making them heroin’s victims....

Christmas Activities in Paola

Thursday, 3 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

I would like to publicly thank all those who were involved and the public who attended the first edition of the activity Milied Imdawwal, held in Paola on Saturday 22 December between 6pm and midnight. ...

Tips For a smooth changeover

Thursday, 3 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The New Year has finally arrived and has brought with it a historic step for the Maltese population. Not only have we welcomed a brand New Year, undoubtedly full of resolutions and opportunities,...

How To worry

Thursday, 3 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Since time immemorial, people have worried about the earth’s future. We once believed that the sky would fall. More recently we worried that the planet might freeze, and then that...

Ghettoising Identity

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Once, as I picked up the Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen at his hotel, the receptionist asked me if I was his driver. After hesitating, I nodded yes. ...

The First night

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Except for the fact that the Bank of Valletta’s temporary ATM set up at the Valletta Waterfront did not want to deliver the first euro notes to Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi,...

Mistrusting The government

Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Angelo Micallef (TMID, 22 December) chose the easy way out of a predicament, namely, to take up my challenge to “reply and deny what I wrote in my letter: ...

It’s The big day

Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

After months, perhaps years, of preparation, today is another big day for Malta....

A Long lesson in humility

Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

At the beginning of every new year it is customary to make resolutions. As we perfectly know, these resolutions tend to be broken after few days, (even few hours) from when we make them. ...

Favouring Children

Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

What you wrote in your editorial Favouring children (TMID, 19 December) makes sense, especially the part when you openly stated that some teachers prefer some children over others....

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