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Non-EU employment

Sunday, 13 January 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One of the great injustices that workers, who are or would like to be legally employed, encounter is the continuous rotating influx of non-EU workers visiting the country, making good money and then...

Fear those who try to scare you

Sunday, 13 January 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

American President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: “ You have nothing to fear except fear itself”. This famous quote, which has also been repeated by Barack Obama, should be embedded in...

Mepa keeps on ignoring citizens’ interests

Sunday, 13 January 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

On Wednesday 14 November, we were present to witness the insertion of yet another nail into a Maltese coffin already peppered with nails. A permit for the renewal of PA3976/04 was granted...

The gift of contemplative life

Sunday, 13 January 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, I had the joy of celebrating the Eucharist and conducting the ensuing Eucharistic adoration at the Benedictine monastery in Mdina. The experience was unique. The great inner peace we all...

BOV at Bir id-Deheb

Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 08:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I am writing to express the disappointment of the Hal Ghaxaq Local Council which represents Ghaxaq residents and those of othe villages nearby about the decision taken, without any consultation...

Explaining the issues

Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 08:35 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The election campaign has officially started, and the people now expect the two main political parties to explain their issues, rather than attack each other.   Both the Nationalist Party...

Aversion to politics

Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 08:35 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The election campaign has started.   Well, we had three weeks of bliss without politics, and I wonder whether it should be like this all the year round.   Gone were the faces of...

Preserving Valletta

Monday, 7 January 2013, 08:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

How apt and proper is the description of Valletta as a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen, coined after its building and population, that fits it like a velvet glove.   However, one must...

Families are called to holiness

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last Sunday’s liturgical feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph brings to mind the saving reality that our families are called to holiness.   The Gospel gives us a sound...

Mayor of Qala should make his position clear

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 09:25 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

You would think that with an impend election, the Labour Party would want to make its position clear on issues of concern with the voters but this is not the case in Qala. The people have been calling...

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