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Safety first, profits and politics later

Sunday, 16 March 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When it comes to the increasingly controversial plans by the government to berth a liquid natural gas floating storage unit smack in the middle of Marsaxlokk Bay, the bottom line beyond any shade of...

Marsaxlokk: Listen to the mariners

Saturday, 15 March 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Yesterday, members of the National Fishing Cooperative called a press conference in which it urged the government not to underestimate the power of nature, in terms of anchoring the LNG behemoth in...

Court: Safeguarding fathers’rights

Friday, 14 March 2014, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

This week, a man won a victory in court, being legally accepted as the father of his daughter. The mother of the child went to great lengths to try and deceive the authorities, going so far as to...

Energy: So, what’s in it for China

Thursday, 13 March 2014, 08:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

They normally say that when something is too good to be true, then it probably is. The issue we are referring to, of course, is the €320 investment by Shanghai Electric Power in...

Tribute: A true statesman

Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 07:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Friday will be 14 March 2014, and that day will mark the passing of one Malta’s true gents – Gozitan ophthalmologist, philanthropist, Army man, minister, father, husband, great grandfather...

Politics: Is the government listening?

Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 07:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat rounded up the series of meetings “A government that listens” last night. The Labour Party has been in power for just over a year now, and has always put a lot...

Survey Let the game of Musical Chairs begin

Monday, 10 March 2014, 07:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The time for a cabinet reshuffle is nigh. President George Abela’s term is coming to an end, and Cabinet Minister Marie Louise Coleiro Preca is soon to assume the role. This will see her move...

Year one: a mixed bag

Sunday, 9 March 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Today’s Sunday newspapers are undoubtedly replete with analyses of the Labour Party’s first year in government. Some, depending on which side of the political fence they stand, will be...

Justice: Dragging ourselves into the 21st century

Saturday, 8 March 2014, 07:48 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Junior Minister Owen Bonnici held a press conference on Thursday, in which he announced that several measures related to the reform of the justice system were to be implemented as soon as the bill in...

The Presidency: Working to eradicate poverty

Friday, 7 March 2014, 08:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Presidency is a post which is supposed to unite our people under one figure head. In the past, various presidents have done their bit to give service to their country. Sometimes, people were...

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