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Tough Challenges ahead for age-related expenditure

Sunday, 20 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

The writing has been on the wall for a long time, but now it has been underscored in bold: Malta direly needs to address the fiscal problems associated with its ageing population or the ...

A Healthy meeting

Saturday, 19 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

After the panic summit earlier this month, where the EU agenda went out of the window to cater for crisis discussions on Greece and the eurozone, we finally saw a modicum of calm and stoicism which the union is normally known for....

A New approach; green engineering

Friday, 18 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) has announced that it will be offering new courses in the environmental field in its prospectus for next year....

What Will dominate this summit?

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

European leaders are on their way to Brussels today to attend a summit which is supposed to be geared towards wrapping up Spain’s presidency of the bloc....

Is Another tuna war brewing?

Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

A few years back, Malta was at the centre of a tuna war which involved Maltese and Italian fishermen who were at loggerheads over a catch of fish....

Time To hammer it out

Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

On Sunday, this newspaper’s sister publication published a front page article discussing the issue of government departments on half-days in the summer....

Scandal Fatigue, apathy and fear

Sunday, 13 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

An environmentalist friend yesterday astutely remarked that the country appears to be suffering from scandal fatigue. “It never fails to amaze us,”...

Cruise Liner arrivals begin to fulfil potential

Saturday, 12 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When the Valletta Waterfront was still a dingy, messy and horrible place, cruise liners still used to pull in for a day-stop in Malta. The whole area was unregulated...

Not Every species is harmful

Friday, 11 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The summer is finally here and people are getting braver when it comes to taking a dip in the sea. Over the past years, we have seen an increase in the number of mauve stingers (the little purple jellyfish)...

World Cup Fever

Thursday, 10 June 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

It is finally here. After months of anticipation, the World Cup will kick off tomorrow in South Africa...

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