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A Year that shook us

Saturday, 31 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

There were three issues which really affected Malta and made this a year to remember. They were the war in Libya, the divorce refere...

Asia: The Rise of Kim Jong Un

Friday, 30 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

After the funeral of Kim Jong Il, North Korea, or to go by its official name The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has pronounced Kim Jong Un to be ‘supreme leader’....

Tourism: For Once, the whole picture

Friday, 30 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

All too often, the media accuses both political parties of sniping at each other and spinning material to their own ends. In a year of strife, uncertainty...

Elections: A Move for stability

Thursday, 29 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The decision by the caretaker Greek government to postpone elections by two months was a move which was agreed upon by both major parties and was designed to bring stability to the embattled nation....

Drink-driving: Take A cab, not a life

Thursday, 29 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The night after tomorrow the country, along with most of the rest of the world, will ring in the New Year with a good measure of joviality and also with perhaps more than a good few measures of alcohol in their system....

Marketing: Welcome To casino island

Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Up till some time ago, people entering Malta by air used to be welcomed by a rapid explanation of what Malta offers its visitors by way of culture....

Charity: An Unbelievable effort

Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The staggering sum of €2.6 million was donated to those in need by the people of Malta and Gozo in the Strina fund-raising event held on Boxing Day, and of that, we should be proud. ...

The Giving game

Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

By the time this article is read, this year’s Istrina fundraising campaign in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund will be done and dusted, and one can only hope that last year’s record sum will have been shattered by then...

Some Stop, some play more

Saturday, 24 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

In many countries, football stops at this time of the year. Clubs give their players a few days of holidays before training is resumed to prepare for the second part of the season. In s...

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