The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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The Silent cry

Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The latest survey by the National Statistics Office on poverty confirms Labour’s preoccupation that there is a growing number of vulnerable people who are falling into the poverty trap. ...

Anti-Labour Spin intensifies

Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last week I commented about how, in the UK, spin doctoring has been almost elevated to the level of an art....

Mediterranean Shipping

Monday, 21 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Discussion on issues related to the growth of trade and transportation of cargo in the Mediterranean is currently rife....

Father Peter And the kimono

Monday, 21 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I am no great fan of the Lou Bondì style of haranguing/ interviewing that has become the hallmark of Bondiplus. ...

Thank Gonzi For little mercies

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is symptomatic of the difficult times our families are going through that the government expects us all to be eternally grateful for reversing its previous environmentally insane decision to build a golf ...

Stubborn Realities

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As the prospects of the next general election loom larger on Malta’s political horizon, the electoral pulse begins to beat faster at the prospect of a confrontation between politicians and the sovereign electorate....

Hawking Knickers and killing hawks

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Monti hawkers have struck a deal with the government. They have agreed to move two blocks down Merchants Street and the government is going to pay for new stalls that all look alike, to improve ...

What’s In a number?

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

It has been a very long wait. It was only in the Government Gazette dated 24 April 2007 that the Ministry for Education, Youth and Employment – responsible for Labour ...

Are Relief and low wages the only relief there is?

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

On the same day that we read that our system of social benefits is under review with the intention of perhaps making it worthwhile to work for a low wage, ...

The Bishop’s Palace: Is This the way to deal with our heritage?

Sunday, 20 May 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

MEPA has just approved the transformation of one of the most beautiful buildings in Valletta, scheduled under the Antiquities Act but still awaiting scheduling under the MEPA system (as a Grade 1 building). The project ...

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