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It’s Not enough

Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

There was a time when the winter months and the rough seas gave some reprieve to the Armed Forces of Malta and the police corps in dealing with the number of irregular migrants making the trip north from Africa. ...

Support Against

Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Sometimes the mind works in strange ways.When the draws for the Champions League second round knock-out stage were made last December, three Italian teams were drawn ...

One Must complement the other

Monday, 23 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The authorities’ decision for free to air channels to go digital by the end of next year, two years before an EU directive kicks in, is good news for customers and should be complemented by regulation to dismantle...

Don’t Follow Obama: he’s lost

Sunday, 22 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Flushed with the euphoria of Barack Obama’s “Yes we can” victory last November and with the vast breath-taking sums of money he is throwing at the various stages of the ...

Switched On at last

Saturday, 21 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The government has finally listened and has embarked on a campaign aimed at raising awareness on better and more efficient use of energy....

Malta’s Excessive deficit procedure

Friday, 20 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Despite the message being conveyed by almost every other section of the media, Malta has not emerged from the European Commission’s latest round of Excessive Deficit Procedures scot-free....

Heading Towards confrontation

Thursday, 19 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The latest differences between the ministry responsible for transport and bus drivers seems to have been shelved, for now, but the way the two sides attacked each other in the preceding days shows that the conflict is far from being over, ...

The Political game

Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

It is almost a year since the Nationalist Party won the election and, although we are more or less still four years away from the next one...

The Right time

Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The 14 offers that were received by the Finance Ministry’s Privatisation Unit for the four operation areas of the Malta Shipyards clearly show that while there is an interest in the various operations...

Talking Numbers

Monday, 16 February 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It was certainly a big blow, but it was not quite as painful as some had predicted it would be....

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