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Racism: We are all monkeys

Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 08:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Barcelona FC superstar Dani Alves’ reaction to being thrown a banana by a hostile and racist Villareal supporter was a stroke of genius.   The...

Social media: Facebook, teachers and students do not mix

Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 07:50 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Our sister newspaper, the Malta Independent on Sunday, broke the news that several schools are imposing rules that forbid teachers from being “friends” on Facebook.   The moves...

Middle East: Seeking new ideas

Monday, 28 April 2014, 08:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Nine months of US-driven diplomacy have left Israelis and Palestinians less hopeful than ever about a comprehensive peace agreement to end their century of...

Rethinking the drug policy

Sunday, 27 April 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

While the government’s exact plans for drug decriminalisation, as alluded to by the prime minister in the immediate wake of the passing of the Civil Unions Bills, are still being closely...

Elections: It’s time for voting by proxy

Saturday, 26 April 2014, 08:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The government has announced that Air Malta will be laying on a subsidised flight for Maltese voters living abroad to be able to cast their vote in the upcoming...

Burial places: Death and taxes, the only certainty

Friday, 25 April 2014, 08:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The quote  “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes” is attributed to US author Mark Twain. However, the original provenance of the...

Connections: More routes means more bums on seats

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 08:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        If there is one area where successive governments have got it right, it is tourism.  Year after year, we have been registering record numbers of tourists and...

EP election: Who will play his cards right?

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The election campaign has kicked off with gusto. But far from rolling, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat opted for a radio interview, in which he laid out the rest of...

EP elections: And... they’re off

Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 07:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The two major political parties yesterday kicked off their campaigns for the upcoming European Parliament elections, which will be taking place on 24...

Russia-US-EU: Who gained, and what, at Ukraine talks

Monday, 21 April 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The talks in Geneva on Ukraine brought together four parties that had seemed extremely far apart on some issues, but within a few hours they produced a broad...

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