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Illegal development: The fourth estate is alive and well

Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 07:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The fourth estate is defined as an institution of force which has influence, though not officially recognised. It is often used to describe journalism, and is...

Permits: Just sweep it under the carpet

Monday, 7 July 2014, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        In his novel Animal Farm, George Orwell sought to tell a children’s tale with a subliminal message. Perhaps not subliminal, but a double entendre of sorts....

Shocking abuse of power

Saturday, 5 July 2014, 11:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is not often that the courts speak up against the police and other law enforcement agencies. But yesterday, a magistrate thoroughly blasted two police officers who had strip searched two Swedish...

Investment: What’s Chinese for MOU?

Friday, 4 July 2014, 08:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        That was a frank and engaging Prime Minister at yesterday’s The Malta Business Weekly Business Breakfast.   He was upbeat about the economy, as...

Gozo: A gem of a place, but the roads need attention now

Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Gozo is very much in the news at the moment as details of controversial development in certain spots are attracting much attention from the media, NGOs and...

Diving: Staying safe underwater

Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 07:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Three diving related deaths occurred in one single day a couple of weeks ago, in a day dubbed a ‘black’ one for Gozo. There have been 10 diving...

Middle East: Iraq producing unusual dynamic

Monday, 30 June 2014, 07:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The Obama administration has found itself in a foreign policy and national security pickle of rare complexity with the apparent entry of Syria into the Iraq...

The Ombudsman, army promotions and police investigations

Sunday, 29 June 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        In the coming days, the credibility and accountability of the powers that be will be put on the line, as will the Opposition’s claims to the contrary, with...

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