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I Don’t know

Sunday, 29 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Various local and EU surveys have reported that the popularity of this Lawrence Gonzi government is improving, albeit by small leaps and little bounds....

Networking: A Need for the 21st Century

Saturday, 28 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The proliferation of information is nothing new nowadays especially that the internet has gathered momentum, with online users increasing every day together with broadband and other offers from their respective ISPs....

Beyond Make-belief

Saturday, 28 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When Prime Minister Gonzi exchanged New Year greetings with members of the diplomatic corps on 12 January, he had some ringing words about the government’s primary goal....

A New beginning

Friday, 27 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We have been slapped with a new, recycled slogan by the Malta Labour Party – that of a new beginning. After so many years in opposition, a position that they carry so well, and having already made use of the new Labour slogans, they came up with this one....

Friday Wisdom: It’s Not a gift at all

Friday, 27 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I consider it an insult to the intelligence of the Maltese nation that the Prime Minister and the minister responsible for the health sector have this week described the Mater Dei project as a gift to the Maltese nation. ...

We’re Such a trusting lot

Thursday, 26 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

We learn from the latest Eurobarometer survey that 51 per cent of the population “trusts the government”. ...

The Plight to put the patient first

Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Reference is made to the article “MUMN always places the patient first” (TMID, 17 January) by Rudolph Cini....

Not In my backyard

Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The Nationalist Party in government has always believed in showing solidarity to that section of society that really needs it – so much so that as soon as Lawrence Gonzi was appointed Prime Minister, he appointed ...

The Gama Saga

Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Even though Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi tried to give the impression on Smash TV that the government had nothing to do with the Gama Textiles project in Malta, this was perhaps one of the very first projects to ...

Hey, Let’s quote

Monday, 23 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

I was not surprised that Leo Brincat sounded so taken aback by the fact that a “NET TV anchorman” dared criticise the Nationalist government. Something like that would be totally alien to him, coming from a party run like an army barracks....

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