The Malta Independent 12 August 2026, Wednesday
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Take Two

Thursday, 3 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to the call by Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Said on the government to immediately study his proposal for an underwater tunnel between Malta and Gozo...

Madness Gone madder

Thursday, 3 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Parliamentary Secretary Chris Said must be desperate for votes to propose as costly a project as an underwater tunnel to link Gozo....

A Volunteer’s conversion walks for life

Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Commendably a walk for life is now held locally every year – which I am sure is popular among the participants and with thousands who like myself have not been able to participate but share in the same ideal...

The Holocaust

Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, has lately launched a YouTube page exclusively in Farsi. Through this channel the Museum stated that it would enlarge worldwide access to reliable information concerning the Holocaust...

A Disappointed “Xarabank” viewer

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Being the mother of two overweight siblings, I made a point of watching the Friday 21 January edition of Xarabank, which dealt with the issues of dieting and obesity. I was, however, utterly disappointed at how the programme was produced....

Unhealthy Snacks

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Almost all the associations that organise outings for the elderly present them with extremely unhealthy snacks or meals....

World Leprosy Day

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Today is World Leprosy Day. It was Raoul Follereau who created this special day in 1954 and people in more than 140 countries remember the thousands who suffer from this devastating disease. ...

Commendable Service

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

In a world where levels of service are often very poor once the sale is made, I felt I must write to give credit for a good service where credit is due.  ...

The BMJ And the MMR/autism scare

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Truth and oil always come to the surface” is a Spanish saying, practically the same as the Maltese proverb. ...

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