The Malta Independent 27 August 2026, Thursday
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Nature: Quieter Beaches and less light pollution

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The recent event in which a loggerhead turtle laid 79 eggs in the sand in Ġnejna has generated a great deal of curiosity about these lovely creatures among beachgoers and the public at large...

Coalition: Not Business as usual

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Following the announcement last Thursday that Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando was resigning from the PN parliamentary group, the Prime Minister has been trying to put on a brave face by adopting a business-as-usual approach....

Accountability: Goodwill Ambassadors should be scrutinised

Monday, 23 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The World Wildlife Fund’s Spain branch has ousted King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after deciding that his recent elephant hunting safari trip was incompatible with the goal of conserving endangered species...

Bloodshed In Syria: Are governments finally waking up?

Monday, 23 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As Malta muses over the fallout of the political crisis within the PN and the mundane and childlike political games which are being played in the runup to the inevitable general election...

Children And the justice system

Sunday, 22 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It was a good day for one child on Friday when a judge, after hearing the 10-year-old girl in private behind the closed doors of his chambers, ruled in line with her wishes to remain in Malta with ...

Roger Federer: The Greatest of all time?

Saturday, 21 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to compare different eras when it comes to sport. Too many changes occur in training metho...

Coalition: And There we have it

Saturday, 21 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

For the first time in 60 years, Malta has a de facto coalition government. Neither Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, nor Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi put it ...

Putting Things to good use - A more just solution

Friday, 20 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Under international law, the court did the right thing in ordering the destruction of 5,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike trainers. ...

Eurozone - Spain’s Rates edge higher

Friday, 20 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Spain’s interest rates in auctioning off €3 billion bonds in medium-term debt yesterday rose quite sharply, putting the stability of the joint currency in doubt once again....

Health - Nothing We didn’t know

Thursday, 19 July 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

For years, Maltese men and women have been pinpointed as being among the fattest in the world, with bad eating habits and lack of exercise being the primary causes....

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