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Blame it all on Austin

Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 13:29 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

I was going to say that it was surprising that the Prime Minister’s initial reaction to the story carried in The Malta Independent on Sunday on Swiss Leaks was to defend Michael Falzon and Ninu...

Replenishing our voluntary sector

Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 07:58 Last update: about 12 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

With the expeditious changes that are affecting and transforming our society, it is becoming increasingly complex to manage our communities and consequently the impact is that some may fall by the...

Conducting healthy industrial relations

Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 08:01 Last update: about 12 years ago Gejtu Vella

Conducting healthy industrial relations at the place of work is a must to ensure higher levels of workers’ job satisfaction and improved workers’ motivation and therefore higher output....

The PN and the hidden Swiss accounts

Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Simon Mercieca

The investigation carried out by the Malta Independent on Sunday about the hidden Swiss accounts of some of our politicians was a political shock. There is no doubt that many of us believe that...

Adjusting the sails

Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 07:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Marlene Farrugia

'The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.’  William Arthur Ward   Libyan families are terrified,...

Michael Falzon should have come clean in 1987

Sunday, 22 February 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The big story yesterday was broken by Michael Falzon himself ahead of this newspaper's publication of a story about him today. A journalist from The Malta Independent surprised him with some quite...

The fallout from Libya

Sunday, 22 February 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

Over the past days, public comment has focused mainly on the danger of an IS attack on Malta, however improbable that may be. The very fact how this debate has been led shows how uninformed...

Unite and conquer

Sunday, 22 February 2015, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Jenny Pullicino Orlando

History has shown us that an invading force's ability to 'divide and rule' is crucial to its success in establishing itself in the country it has captured. The Islamic State (IS) has flipped this...

Harvesting rainwater

Sunday, 22 February 2015, 09:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

At the time of writing, the average rainfall in Malta from 1 September 2014 to date is recorded at 442.4 mm. The actual rainfall varies from a high of 529.6mm, recorded at Selmun, to a low of 373.7mm,...

The enemy at the door

Saturday, 21 February 2015, 08:40 Last update: about 12 years ago Rachel Borg

There is no other greater threat at the moment to peace and prosperity than the Islamic State fanatics at our heels.  Whilst the Finance Ministers of the European Union stick to their paper...

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