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The Malta Independent editorial: Patriotic or anti-Muslim?

Saturday, 8 October 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

Peaceful coexistence is once again under attack.  Tomorrow, the Patrijotti Maltin are to hold a protest in Qawra to protest against the demand by the Muslim community there for a prayer...

Avoiding danger

Friday, 7 October 2016, 10:52 Last update: about 11 years ago

In just a few days, or even hours, the gas tanker is due to enter the Marsaxlokk harbor. There has been a very ominous build-up to this entry – one even saw animated videos portraying the...

Whither Air Malta?: The common ground between the PL and PN

Thursday, 6 October 2016, 10:06 Last update: about 11 years ago

Despite the fact that the government and the opposition appear to be at loggerheads over the future route of the national airline, there nevertheless appears to be common ground of a sort. For...

Anti-capitalist rhetoric may have a boomerang habit

Thursday, 6 October 2016, 08:51 Last update: about 11 years ago

Some opinion leaders in our society many times get bitten by the popularity bug and consequently let rip in anti-capitalist (or anti-rich) rhetoric. This is happening notably in the debate (if...

Good governance: The impression

Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 09:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

The impression this country gets is that there is an inner group around the prime minister which can do no wrong. The impression this country gets is that there is a small group around the prime...

Beyond the smokescreens

Monday, 3 October 2016, 14:04 Last update: about 11 years ago

Here we go again. It’s politics back with a bang. And Parliament will only meet today week. With a year and a half to go before the next election, and with the two main parties once again...

It’s October, so please think pink

Sunday, 2 October 2016, 09:52 Last update: about 11 years ago

It’s October, which means people and places everywhere are ‘going pink’ for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is also time for one of this newspaper’s two annual calls for...

Thanks for the extra help, but the roads are what they are

Saturday, 1 October 2016, 10:18 Last update: about 11 years ago

At the end of this first week of school (even though university and MCAST have not yet begun) one may draw the first tentative conclusions about the road situation under normal, everyday...

Editorial: Enjoy your retirement, Leo Brincat

Friday, 30 September 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

Bells rang, government statements swamped the airwaves and there was general rejoicing that the EU Council of Ministers had gone against the European Parliament vote and approved Leo Brincat as a...

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