The Malta Independent 3 September 2026, Thursday
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Loopholes In the law

Monday, 3 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

No doubt, one of the most cumbersome tasks which the government has on its plate is overhauling antiquated laws, some of which contain legal loopholes, and others that are totally outdated....

Community Service

Sunday, 2 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The government’s announcement of a new community service scheme for those registering for work for over five years is entirely laudable. ...

Black Dust

Sunday, 2 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It is unacceptable that the problem of black dust descending on a number of localities in the south of Malta is still to be properly addressed by the authorities. ...

Criminalizing Hit-and-runs

Sunday, 2 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is high time that the governing powers that be give serious consideration to elevating the legal status of hit-and-runs from simple contraventions to ...

Learning From a tragedy

Saturday, 1 August 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The death of a family man is always a tragedy. But when that family man is a person who does much for charity and dedicates his time to promoting sport, then the tragedy is bigger....

Petards – Culture or nuisance?

Friday, 31 July 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The knee-jerk reaction of most will be to say that petards are more than a nuisance, some going as far as saying they are the bane of summer. ...

Technology Has come to rule

Thursday, 30 July 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

It truly is an amazing world we live in. Just 10 years ago, Information Technology was more of a crutch of support, a specific tool that we used in our everyday lives....

Comino And the pontoon

Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Last week two people were injured when the pontoon jetty in Comino overturned due to being overloaded....

Heat Can kill

Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

August is fast approaching and we already had a small taste of the brutal temperatures which can descend on the Maltese islands in the height of summer....

A Cold reminder

Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Iceland has finally formally applied to join the European Union last Thursday. Yet, on a Thursday in 2002...

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