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The Qui-si-sana Struggle

Monday, 6 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The current battle in Qui-Si-Sana deserves an article all to itself, not least because it is a local issue with a national dimension....

Redemption: Dealing with clergy misconduct and abuse

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In response to new allegations of clergy abuse of children (MaltaToday, 22 January) Daphne Caruana Galizia raised a number of important questions (TMIS, 29 January). ...

Spiegel’s ‘new World’

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I bought a copy of Spiegel’s International Edition, a special dedicated to globalisation, (Malta’s latest buzz word). I thought it would make good reading because unlike so many “local experts’ reports”, it is a very crude ...

Focus On next general election

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The opening shots of the next general election have been fired and the pungent smell of gunpowder is already unmistakeable in the trenches....

In One country mode

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

It looks like government is being very cautious about its pension proposals. The fact is there isn't a magic formula that works well anywhere that will ease the crisis. ...

This Is just a troubled kid

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The arraignment of a 16-year-old boy on charges of trafficking in heroin should be the push that Parliament needs to stop discussing the drug laws and amend them once and for all. ...

March Fever

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

March has become synonymous with local council elections. It is a time when political parties gauge their strengths in one third of our localities. It is also when supporters use protest votes to punish their ...

Mixed Feelings on pensions

Sunday, 5 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The government’s announcements on pension reform this week left me with mixed feelings....

Electoral Consultation

Saturday, 4 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

One third of the Maltese electorate will be due for consultation this coming week-end, by means of the ballot box. The exercise will be far more reliable than any of those public opinion surveys conducted...

Taking Up the challenge

Friday, 3 March 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The present government is delivering. Perhaps the most important sector, which if unsuccessful hits the people worst, is the employment sector. ...

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