The Malta Independent 2 May 2024, Thursday
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Absolutely Ridiculous

Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

So, the Swedish national football team were instructed not to shake hands with the Maltese players and not to exchange shirts. ...

What A success!

Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The idea was certainly not novel. It was not reinventing the wheel. But it just goes to show that Malta is no different to other places in the world and what works as entertainment (and a good cause) in one place, also works here....

Act Before it’s too late

Monday, 14 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The resemblance is uncanny. A knot of wood, running the whole height and through the reach of the branches on an Aleppo Pine looks like the body of the crucified Jesus Christ....

Proportionately Speaking

Sunday, 13 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The government’s allusion that there just might be a scope for “limited” spring hunting in years to come defies logic. The statement reads more like a face-saving and placating exercise than rationale concretely attached to the reality of the verdict....

Eight Years on

Saturday, 12 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Eight years ago, on 11 September 2001, people watched their television screens around the world, transfixed in horror as two passenger jets ...

Chapter Closed?

Friday, 11 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

It took more than a year and a half in the highest legal jurisdiction of law, the European Court of Justice, but spring hunting Malta has been put to an end....

The Death of a legend

Thursday, 10 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The sudden death of television presenter Mike Bongiorno came as a shock for the Italian community. ...

Vandalism, Always deplorable

Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

As reported on the back page of today's edition, a garden that was embellished to a high degree 18 months ago now lies in a ruined state as a result of vandalism....

Dedicated Young men and women

Monday, 7 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Forget the issue of army politics. Forget the wrangling with Europe and Italy over illegal immigrants. Forget it all just for an instant.Today...

The President’s Libyan Misadventure

Sunday, 6 September 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

This newspaper has on a number of occasions commented both editorially and in its news pages most favourably about President George Abela and the new style he has introduced to the presidency. ...

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