The Malta Independent 4 September 2026, Friday
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Time For debate is over

Monday, 30 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Last week saw the reemergence of an issue that was brought up some seven years ago and has languished at the back of people’s minds since...

President In purdah

Sunday, 29 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

When the people’s representatives take their seat in the House of Representatives next Wednesday, they face a rather difficult challenge, certainly ...

Happy Birthday, Valletta

Saturday, 28 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta, our capital city, is 443 years old today.On 28 March, 1566, the foundation stone was laid by Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette on what was then a peninsula of shrubs and ...

Signs Of weakness

Friday, 27 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As Nationalist Party secretary general, Joe Saliba was not perfect....

A Divided nation

Thursday, 26 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We have five national holidays, but none of them unites the country....

Too Many holidays

Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

This time of the year must be particularly disliked by employers. This is because there is a concentration of public holidays that disrupt the working week. ...

Jose Herrera And smoking

Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Politicians should lead by example. Most of all, politicians should not be above the law, or consider themselves to be as such...

An Assessment

Monday, 23 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Ministers and parliamentary secretaries, following in the footsteps of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi who kicked the practice off on 6 March...

The Debate that should have been

Sunday, 22 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Far too many people in positions of responsibility are choosing to focus the debate on Malta’s influx of irregular migrants and the perceived threat to national security rather than ...

Taking Care of dogs

Saturday, 21 March 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

A 10-year-old boy was killed by a pack of stray dogs that attacked him in nearby Sicily earlier this week. One can imagine the shock of such a cruel death, and the controversy that erupted all over Italy following the incident....

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