The Malta Independent 29 April 2024, Monday
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Two Maltas?

Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

So which Malta do you feel part of? The Malta that is annoyed at the ridiculous cost of flying in and out of this island, or the Malta that worries and moans about the price of bread? ...

Core Management problem

Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

When Malta assumed independence, it became responsible for its destiny with the onus of managing its own affairs, and with full responsibility for success or failure. ...

Café Pathetique

Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

In Pjazza Repubblika, still popularly known in the neo-colonial psyche as Pjazza Regina in Valletta, a small motley crowd met to celebrate Europe Day as if it were a calendar highlight that literally brought the whole continent to a standstill. ...

Black Shirts and blacker hearts

Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

“Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them” – Jean-Paul Sartre...

Smarter Than Austin

Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Ministry of Investment and Information Technology has never responded to any of the Greens’ criticism made on any its actions or policies....

Time Is a great teacher

Saturday, 20 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

For some years, the Maltese economy lost its élan as well as its rhythm. It has experienced sluggish growth, investment fatigue, and its debt burden became unbearable....

The Euro, wardens and social conscience

Friday, 19 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The past week or so, our newspapers were dominated by a few incidents that must be condemned by any law abiding citizen. ...

Friday Wisdom: Portable Everything

Friday, 19 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Quality of life has improved in leaps and bounds when the human species invented easy and efficient means of mobility. ...

Other People’s hobbies

Thursday, 18 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It’s been some years now since I last saw a hoopoe in the garden. Last week, while watering the honeysuckle, I found a kestrel, but I couldn’t admire it because it had its head blasted off. ...

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