The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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Revision? Compensation? No, Growth

Sunday, 16 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Revision or Compensation - so shouted the crowds that flocked to Valletta on Friday. The way they saw it, or were made to see it, that was how it should be: the government must either revise the electricity rates structure or else ....

The Gender gap

Saturday, 15 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

In spite of all the efforts that have been made over the past years, Malta sadly still lags behind where the participation of women in all spheres of life is concerned, especially in the employment sector....

Reaching Out

Friday, 14 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The fact that the Maltese Catholic Church seems to have realised that things are completely different from what they were 30 or 40 years ago is already a step forward....

Another First step

Thursday, 13 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

For many years, there was talk of the formation of a trade union council, embracing all the movements that represent workers under one umbrella in a bid to strengthen their struggle for the protection and improvement of workers’ rights....

The Evolution of a language

Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

We are all proud – we all should be – that a small island like Malta has its own language. Foreigners we get in touch with and who have little knowledge about Malta think that our main language is English...

Putting Pressure

Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Labour Party and the General Workers Union have both thought it fit to organise marches in Valletta to protest against measures taken by the government in recent weeks. ...

Are We in for more of the same?

Monday, 10 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Many Maltese people believed that a new dawn was possible for local politics with the Prime Minister’s seeming invitation for dialogue and cooperation with the MLP when leader Joseph Muscat was elected. ...

The Monster raises its ugly head again

Sunday, 9 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Forty years on, the monster we all thought was dead and buried has raised its ugly head again – the spectre, that is, of mortal sin in public policy....

Forgotten For another year

Saturday, 8 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This summer, Malta received the highest number of boat people that it has taken in since the phenomenon of irregular migration by sea reared its head....

The Jury’s still out

Friday, 7 November 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The debate as to whether or not to set up a court specifically for drug related offences carries on....

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