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The Wrong sort of look

Thursday, 28 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Maltese men who are aged between 16 and 35, and who are typically southern Mediterranean in appearance, would be well advised not to carry a rucksack when in London....

Bringing Out the best

Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Undoubtedly, and perhaps ignorantly, Malta’s most under-utilised resource is the brainpower of its academics. ...

Stop It, I like it

Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Housing Authority Chairman has been at it again. ...

Tribute To a gentleman and an officer

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The expiry of the second term of office of Joseph Sammut as Parliamentary Ombudsman marks the ebb of a small and distinct group of gentlemen in the public service who served the country in the second half of the 20th century at a time....

A Man with a sense of direction

Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

I have always rated EU Commissioner Frattini highly since his days as Italian Foreign Minister....

Is It safe to swim?

Monday, 25 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The question going through many people’s minds right now, after seeing the picture of the shortfin mako caught a couple of weeks ago is not just: “Is it safe to swim?” but “Are the fish farms attracting sharks?”...

Taking The Lisbon Strategy forward

Monday, 25 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Earlier this month, the Competitiveness and Communi-cations Ministry and the Management Efficiency Unit began the important process of getting industry’s feedback from stakeholders to be integrated into our National Reform Programme. ...

Tut Tut…

Monday, 25 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

This is a country in tut-tutting mode! A country either on the brink of great change and going forward, or a country disintegrating because it does not really want to recognise its mistakes and move on....

Frozen Children, anyone?

Sunday, 24 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Ladies and gentlemen, a word of advice. If any of you were planning on “leaving your children in the freezer” at any time in the near future, I humbly suggest ...

Island Life

Sunday, 24 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It was reported in court that David Zerafa, the man who stands accused of having murdered his wife’s lawyer, Michael Grech, told a police informer that he did it because Dr Grech was responsible for the break up of Mr Zerafa’s family. ...

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