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You’ve Got mail - Insanity of India

Sunday, 23 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 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 15 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....

Back To basics

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

The Maltese tourist sector has been in the doldrums for some time. The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association has been voicing its concern about the future of the Malta tourist industry, ...

Bye, Bye new Labour

Friday, 21 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Some two weeks have gone by now since the elections for the top posts of the General Workers Union were held. The most important post ...

Friday Wisdom: Timing Is everything

Friday, 21 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

The difference between crisp fresh salad and trash is timing. In life, it is not only important to make the right decisions but also to make them at the right time....

Learning The past to understand the present

Thursday, 20 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I cannot help feeling that much of our inability to discuss matters of race and religion is the result of our not having learnt our history correctly, imbibing a variety of myths and legends instead. ...

Some Are born more equal than others

Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Two weeks ago, during the General Workers’ Union congress, opposition leader Alfred Sant passed on a loud and clear message: that the GWU would be a “privileged partner” to the Labour government....

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