The Malta Independent 13 August 2026, Thursday
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On Visiting Pope Leo XIII

Friday, 27 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

On 29 July, L’Osservatore Romano, the semi-official newspaper of the Holy See, which covers the Roman Pontiff’s public activities...

Flying Start

Thursday, 26 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Surely the abandoned vehicles in the Marsa area have registration numbers and chassis numbers which can be traced back to the owners, and the owners could then be fined for (as we say in England) fly tipping...

Celebrating A centenary

Thursday, 26 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Today the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata [Calcutta]. Mother Teresa, a devout Catholic, abandoned everything to follow Jesus into the slums and serve him among the poorest of the poor...

State Aid or subsidies?

Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Weaker-than-expected consumer PC sales at the start of the key back-to-school August shopping season in the US are casting doubt on the sustainability of the technology sector recovery and may force computer makers to cut prices sharply...

Sweeping It under the carpet

Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

I would like to express my solidarity with Dr Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando regarding the divorce issue and my disappointment at Dr Lawrence Gonzi’s decision to, once again, sweep this important matter under the carpet. ...

China And fireworks

Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When I first started reading about these tragic accidents I wanted to ask the question, ‘where are the raw materials coming from’?...

Questionable Customer service

Monday, 23 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I know Malta has something of a reputation for its questionable customer service at times. As someone who has holidayed here often I make allowances for it and enjoy myself. Indeed, I have just had a wonderful three weeks here, including a week on Gozo....

The Trade union movement, social dialogue and representation

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I was literally stunned reading Gejtu Vella UHM General Secretary’s comments in Stephen Calleja’s article entitled “ MCESD expansion – Government proposals ‘short-circuit’ complex balance – UHM’ (TMIS, 15 August)....

A Day in the life of a Tigné Seafront resident

Sunday, 22 August 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

7am: Woken up by drilling noise coming from number 45 building site (thought that excavation is not allowed in tourist areas during the summer months) ...

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