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The End of a life just beginning

Thursday, 5 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

I can only suppose that every parent momentarily froze in horror when hearing of the 19-year-old girl who plummeted to her death in the early hours of New Year’s Day, from the bastions outside the party venue where she had been that night. ...

Will The economy recover in 2006?

Tuesday, 3 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Regardless of one’s political viewpoints, the question on most people’s minds is whether the economy will recover or not throughout 2006....

Pigs Can fly

Monday, 2 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Here are some of my hopes for the 2006 that has just started. First, that our men will start to appreciate their women a little more. ...

Is Australia A global player?

Sunday, 1 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

John Winston Howard is the most respected Liberal Prime Minister Australia has had since Sir Robert Menzies. Others would say he is one of the shrewdest political minds Australia has ever produced. ...

Road Vehicle taxation – An alternative

Sunday, 1 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

ACIM (Association of Car Importers of Malta) had revealed that when the association asked the government to consider a drop in revenues from registration tax ...

Basics Of democratic game

Sunday, 1 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

After seeing out the Old yesterday, today we ring in the New – and, as Homer said in the Odyssey, ...

Positive End to EU’s ‘annus horribulis’

Sunday, 1 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

This has undoubtedly been a tough year for the EU. It will be remembered more for what went wrong rather than for any positive steps taken....

Thoughts Over the holidays

Sunday, 1 January 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The holiday season has given me some time to reflect over the last three years. Three years ago I was not politically involved – ...

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