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Unfinished Business

Sunday, 26 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Ever since the 1970s, the Maltese political firmament has been illuminated by lightening, often anticipating thunderstorms arising from allegations of corruption, criminality and abuse of power....

The Pale blue stronghold?

Sunday, 26 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Actually, it has always been a pale blue, not the dark blue republic that Austin Sammut likened it to when he famously, or infamously, twinned it with the republic of Zejtun. ...

No Wonder they didn’t let us into the camps

Sunday, 26 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I know that this article will not strike a chord with many of my readers, but it has to be written all the same, and the fact has to be spelled out: we have a great deal to be ashamed of and, to shame us further, we do not even realise that we have any ca...

Why Do people complain?

Saturday, 25 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The local council elections have come and gone, the number of political contributions has drastically decreased in our local newspapers, and I’m not complaining about this. The analysis of the results is underway. ...

Role Of hidden persuaders

Saturday, 25 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Pluralism in broadcasting has exposed the Maltese electorate to an unprecedented bombardment that shows no sign of interruption. If anything, it is bound to intensify....

Local Election in Sliema

Friday, 24 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Sliema local council election has come and gone. An analysis has been carried out by all the three political parties, and these have been made public....

Friday Wisdom: Tourism Washout

Friday, 24 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This week, operators in the tourism industry could take it no more. Suffering under the pain of a very bad winter, the meeting called by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association....

A Child called It

Thursday, 23 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When Dave Pelzer wrote a book about his childhood, in which he was singled out for scape-goating by his mother and miserably abused, it became an international best-seller....

The Importance of non-formal education to supplement formal schooling

Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

On the occasion of National Youth Day, which was celebrated yesterday and whose activities were launched officially last Saturday at the Robert Samut Hall and will culminate in Baystreet on Sunday, I would like to entice you with some food for thought. ...

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