The Malta Independent 5 November 2026, Thursday
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The Half family

Monday, 12 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta, and to a much lesser extent Gozo, are slowly filling up with half families. We have gone from the huge Maltese extended family with an average of four children and a riot of cousins,...

He Who pays the Piper

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I’m tired of all this fuss and bother about Sea Malta, and I’m quite sure that most of you are, too. Whether you have been able to work up enough interest to find out what exactly is going on, ...

We Don’t need no education

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

When I was a sociology graduate student at University of Toronto in the mid-1980s, the conservative government’s deep budget cuts were hitting hard. A cartoon on my department’s bullettin board said it all. ...

350 Or 35 words?

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A fellow yummy mummy and beach babe recently complained that on the whole, the news is depressingly negative, particularly those articles by columnists. There might be reasons for this. ...

Our International obligations

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In all this talk of race and racism, many people seem to be overlooking one basic fact. Regardless of our individual views of the illegal immigrant phenomenon – whether we want these people here or not, ...

Evidence Of a new awakening

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In one of his memorable sayings, the distinguished French writer and thinker, Andre Maurois, expressed the view that “the most important quality of a leader is that of being acknowledged as such...

The European ‘War On Terror’

Sunday, 11 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Following the long summer lull, the London terrorist acts were once again highlighted in Strasburg last Wednesday during the European Parliament morning session. ...

What Price change?

Saturday, 10 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The readers of this paper have been regaled by J.G. Vassallo (Change is of the essence, TMID, 3 September) to yet another doom and gloom eulogy which he has become prone to dish out with predictable ...

Where Is the meat?

Saturday, 10 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A concerted effort is afoot to stimulate interest in, and discussion on, the pre-2006 budget consultation document that goes by the name A Better Quality of Life....

Not A sleepy summer

Friday, 9 September 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

One week into the month of September, the routine motions are being put in place as the government continues to work for the good of the country. ...

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