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A Bondi Eurovision

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Can someone tell me what all that was about during the Song for Europe festival? ...

Dolorous Delay

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Alternattiva Demokratika recently published its first set of proposals on rent reform. In comments made on these proposals to another local paper, the Minister of Social Solidarity was once again on the defensive....

Freedom Of speech is not a box of chocolates

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In October 1979, Labour supporters marched on the Valletta offices of The Times, ransacked them, and then set fire to the place on the grounds that ...

A Barometer of apathy

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Despite all the gearing up for the forthcoming local elections, despite the inevitable pictures of party leaders with their candidates, despite all the analysis that will follow, only one thing is certain about these local council elections. ...

An Open letter to Tonio Borg

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Dear Tonio,Hi. How are you? I hope you are well. Sorry I haven’t kept in touch lately. ...

Mepa Opens can of worms

Saturday, 11 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The State of the Environment Report, drawn up by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa), and released to the media by Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino last week, highlighted ...

Friday Wisdom: Tax To reconsider

Friday, 10 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The government has finally indicated its readiness to reconsider the airport departure tax, which was increased by Lm10 last year and which on evidence has materially impacted on the residents’ ...

It’s Not the thought that counts, but the action

Thursday, 9 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

How odd it seems – or perhaps not – that the very same individuals who think that Mohammed should not have featured in those newspaper cartoons also voted to have the image of Jesus Christ on our coins. ...

A Trinitarian Inspired democracy

Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The basic Christian belief about God is that God is a Trinity. First of all, the Trinity is one. ...

The Labour Market

Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

No matter how convincing the Prime Minister tries to sound, he simply cannot afford to further detach himself from reality...

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