The Malta Independent 28 July 2026, Tuesday
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Austin Gatt – Labour’s Secret weapon

Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Austin Gatt might have been one of the best secretary-generals that the Nationalist Party had. ...

Strengthening Malta’s Competitive edge

Monday, 24 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In recent months Malta has taken significant steps to formulate a strategy that seeks to enhance Malta’s competitive edge. ...

The Demise of the diehard

Monday, 24 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese political scene is changing, and fast. Not so much in terms of different political colours, as green support which peaked around referendum time seems to have diminished....

Malta’s Plight in layman’s language

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Before the government faces the House of Representatives to discuss next year’s budget, it hurriedly announced a downward revision of the student stipend scheme....

Holier Than Lou

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

When Lou Bondi was a major guru-cum-spin doctor for the PN in pre-1996 Malta, Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party had its own newspaper and had published a story about him. ...

You’ve Got mail - Insanity of India

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Hello, I read somewhere that the French government had once noticed that visitors on holiday in India had ...

Migrating Birds and people

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

As impending electricity hikes and the outbreak of avian flu battle to make the main headlines, the latter is slowly but inexorably beginning to take over the public's mind as the issue which...

Brave Lack of imagination

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Monsignor Philip Calleja has told of how his interest in immigration began. When still a young priest, he was asked by an illiterate ...

Government Prefers taxing to EU funding

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I have just returned from a three-week visit to Malta where I met people from various sectors....

Reptiles – Our scaly friends

Saturday, 22 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The persecution of Maltese reptiles and amphibians due to superstition and to the lack of available scientific knowledge has led reptiles to have a bad reputation, confusing many of us as to whether these creatures are friends or foes....

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