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What a cheek

Sunday, 5 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Dr Simon Busuttil and his motley crew had the cheek to ask the Prime Minister to give back Australia Hall - or what's left of it after it was gutted by fire - to the State. The State had given it to...

Then and now

Sunday, 5 October 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Much was written and stated recently in praise of the late Dr G. Borg Olivier, former prime minister and leader of the Nationalist Party (PN). Tributes were also expressed by those in the PN who...

Ministry’s handling of Maltese in Libya

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:20 Last update: about 13 years ago

I refer to the letter entitled 'Crocodile tears for Maltese workers in Libya Pt2' (TMIS, 7 September). While not wishing in any way to engage in any polemic, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs...

Will Blatter be unseated?

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

  The Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) will have a vacancy come June 2015. Like many top politicians, Sepp Blatter, the current president of FIFA, is unwilling to...

The hardy Scots? Hardly

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

There is this time-worn image of the hardy Scots who never took anything lying down, for Braveheart lived in each and every one. However, the spirit of the nation, which wasn't necessarily the bottled...

Killing the goose which lays the golden egg

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Preserving the natural environment is not only for romantics. It increases our touristic potential. It is also our heritage and enhances our quality of life; it is free and can be enjoyed by all, poor...

Back to school

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

  The month of September is with us! That not only means that the village festas' season is practically over. It also means that our children start going to school again. As the doors...

Dangerous journalism

Sunday, 28 September 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

  In her article entitled "Led by Chris Fearne, the breast fascists up the ante" (TMIS, 31 August), Daphne Caruana Galizia saw fit to aim her poison pen at Malta's medical...

A long-lasting Independence memorial

Sunday, 21 September 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Today, our country celebrates the 50th anniversary of Independence Day. Independence, together with its consequent political events such as the achievement of Malta’s republic status and Freedom...

A sensational miscarriage of justice

Sunday, 21 September 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Unthinkable! Shocking! Incredible! How else can one describe the ‘Not Guilty’ verdict reached by Judge Thokozile Masipa in the murder case against Oscar Pistorius? The double amputee was...

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