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Open Season

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Last week was a true case of “open season” between Nationalist ministers and MPs in at least three different instances, as can be confirmed by the proceedings in the House of Representatives....

Developing A strong European maritime sector

Monday, 13 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Knowledge and skills are one of Europe’s major assets in the maritime field and the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) has been a significant contributor to expanding this pool of resources....

Even The weather isn’t working

Monday, 13 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Another cold Sunday morning. I have completely forgotten our normally mild and warmish Maltese winters. ...

The Adolescent democracy

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is a paradox of democracy that, while a few politicians are idolized from time to time, politicians, as a class, are criticised most of the time....

Losing The thread

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Way back in the sixties, I remember my father commenting that UK Conservative Prime Minister Harold MacMillan would lose the next election and how astounded I was that “Supermac” could be so mistrusted. ...

Reflections On madness and sensibility

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A few weeks ago Hamas, which has traditionally vowed to destroy Israel, won the Palestinian general elections. Just a few days later, on 27 January, it was the international Day of Memory of the Shoah. ...

The Orthography of loanwords in Maltese

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A number of letters have appeared in the press discussing the orthography of loanwords in Maltese. The main question is whether loanwords should be integrated into...

Don’t Mess with my religion…or lack of it

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It is easy to describe the recent fiery events involving multitudes of Muslims protesting against the publication of a series of third-rate cartoons featuring the Prophet Mohammed,...

A Bondi Eurovision

Sunday, 12 February 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

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

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