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Business Cheer

Monday, 13 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Today (though it is a holiday) marks the unofficial start of the shopping season as the run-up to the traditional festivities of this time of the year e...

Wrong, Wrong; wrong

Monday, 13 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

We will say it again… wrong. We are of course talking about the decision by the government to increase the salaries of MPs in an effort to “cushion” their return to a normal lifestyle...

More Heritage protected

Sunday, 12 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

It is heartening news indeed that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority on Friday scheduled 16 historic sites, effectively protecting and preventing further damage....

Barcelona For the eighth time

Saturday, 11 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The nomination of three Barcelona players for the first ever FIFA Golden Ball award did come as a surprise to many. The award is an amalgamation of the Golden Ball a...

It’s Not only Dwejra

Saturday, 11 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Lately, Gozo has been in the news mostly because of what happened at Dwejra and its aftermath. Spoiling a natural beauty for the sake of a film was a decision that has ha...

Back To our roots

Friday, 10 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

During a conference organised by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, Parliamentary secretary Mario de Marco urged all operators in the field to promote local cuisine. We could not agree mo...

Protecting Cyclists

Friday, 10 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

The death of eight cyclists in southern Italy last Sunday was a tragedy that once again highlights the need of more responsibi...

It’s Changed: We just haven’t noticed yet

Thursday, 9 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Many said that 11 September 2001 was a watershed year. People believed that the world would change and that we would be plunged into WWIII....

A World divided: They are not afraid of Assange; they are afraid of you

Thursday, 9 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The arrest of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has left the world divided. Assange was arrested by British police after he turned himself in when an arrest warrant had been issued by Sweden in connection with a case of sexual assault. ...

Sheer Arrogance

Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

No. It is not the French bad boy of football who is being arrogant – it is Europe, the policy makers, the bankers, the naysayers and the economists. We ask them all this question… How dare you?The issue revolves aro...

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