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Mrs Schiavo? Let Her go

Thursday, 31 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Most people, when asked whether, if they end up in a permanent vegetative state, they would like to be kept hooked to a feeding tube for 15 years and counting, answer with an unequivocal “No” and an involuntary shudder of horror. ...

Taxation Of capital gains in Malta

Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The taxation of capital gains in Malta has lately been a much-debated topic. The reason for this is the introduction of new and very complex rules (especially those related to the transfer of company shares) to replace the already complex rules....

China: The Giant forces of change

Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Having previously visited China way back in November 1978 when I was still President of the MLP, this time round I was able to gauge the massive changes underway as well as the great strides forward that this country has made....

Stigmatising Too many children

Monday, 28 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

When it comes to mental illness and all manner of disability, when it comes to colour, sex or race we are now very aware of using language that does not create false barriers and perceptions, that do not increase our biases and prejudices unnecessarily. ...

The Electoral crystal ball

Sunday, 27 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

As we watch history digesting the future, we rely on probabilities rather than certainties. ...

Meeting The pact

Sunday, 27 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Stability and Growth Pact version 1 has collapsed. On the insistence of France and Germany, with some assistance from Italy, ...

It’s Hard to be good on an empty stomach

Sunday, 27 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Good Friday just has to be the most tedious day in the calendar. It turns the country into a ghost town, populated, if at all, by the living dead. ...

Live And help live

Sunday, 27 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

When I opened the bathroom door I was shocked. It was brightly-lit, clinical, the sort you would find at a doctor’s office....

Meditations On a traffic jam

Sunday, 27 March 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It's amazing how many people in this country seem to genuinely believe that the flow of traffic is somehow directly proportional to the loudness of their car's horn. ...

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