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The Anointed one

Thursday, 27 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Dom Mintoff anointed Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici as his successor, and now here we are, left in no doubt at all that Alfred Sant has anointed the man I dubbed Sant’s poodle way back in 1997....

Uniting The Mediterranean

Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The 27 European Union leaders gave permission to proceed in the creation of a “Union for the Mediterranean”. ...

Sleeping With the enemy

Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese have an expression which runs like this – Hadd ma ser jahsillek wiccek biex tkun ahjar minnu! ...

The Roots of America’s financial crisis

Monday, 24 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

CAMBRIDGE: The US Federal Reserve’s desperate attempts to keep America’s economy from sinking are remarkable for at least two reasons...

Developments In Malta’s air cargo sector

Sunday, 23 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

MIA’s cargo and mail volume increase of 25 per cent in February over that of last year (TMID, 5 March) is an impressive figure but somehow was passed over in the general media, as focus seems entirely on incoming and outgoing tourism. ...

A New beginning

Sunday, 23 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Let me first admit that I got it wrong, but very marginally so. In my last contribution to this column I had opined, “My best judgement is that the balance remains inclined towards voting out the PN, ...

The Baying of the mob

Sunday, 23 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The widespread confusion about whether Pullicino Orlando should or shouldn’t resign, whether he may be obliged to do so and by whom or what, only points to the absolute dearth of civic education in our schools and university. ...

Time For plain speaking

Sunday, 23 March 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The general election is behind us. A new administration is in place and life must go on....

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