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Additives: Banning Sugar from juice no fruity idea

Thursday, 11 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The European Commission’s recent proposal for an outright ban on the addition of sugar to fruit juices is one well worth taking into serious consideration, especially for Malta...

Divorce: So Far, we have only agreed to talk about it

Thursday, 11 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

With much pomp and fanfare, the political parties recently announced that it was time to talk about divorce and its potential introduction into Maltese society....

Courting Danger: Preventing accidents

Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

National Statistics Office figures yesterday pointed out that a total of 915 people had an accident while at work in the third quarter of this year....

Energy Bills: Will Jesmond Mugliett vote for the Opposition motion?

Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Tomorrow will be an interesting day in the House of Representatives. For due to the rather strange change decreed some months ago as a result of the Opposition withholding the pairing agreement...

Politics Without insults: Long overdue

Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The call by the Prime Minister on Sunday for everyone to adopt “a more mature political language” can only be praised. In fact, it is a call which is long overdue...

Lame Duck?: Adjusting to harsh new realities

Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The process to restructure Air Malta began in earnest yesterday with the Finance Ministry holding its first dedicated meeting on the issue with the General Workers’ Union...

Tourism Industry: The two star market

Monday, 8 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, the Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Mario de Marco, made it a point to encourage the owners of two- and three-star hotels to upgrade their establishments and services....

Deal Announced: Reformed transport service

Monday, 8 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The deal announced on Saturday confirmed that Arriva, the British transport company which was recently bought out by Deutsche Bahn...

New Ways of thinking about getting from A to B

Sunday, 7 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As Transport Minister Austin Gatt observed yesterday when unveiling the details of the successful conclusion of negotiations for the country’s soon-to-be new-and-improved public transport system, the main ...

Local Football: Change of format of MFA leagues

Saturday, 6 November 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Football Association is at present discussing changes to the format of its four divisions. Right now, we have a Premier League, and a first, second and third divisions, with the latter ...

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