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ABC Of democracy

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

It is one thing to say that a growing number of countries have emerged into the bright light of democracy. ...

Murder Island

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

You would think that, with such a small population, there would be nothing on the front page but flower shows and the unveiling of plaques ...

Hakuna Matata

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

That Alfred Sant and the Malta Labour Party persistently refuse to commit themselves to specific policies is a fact. It is not the PN’s harping on it that has made it so....

What A surprise...

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Picture the scene. We are in a dark and dingy flat. There are drugs on the table. There are shady looking characters lounging around on the sofa. There is money changing hands. And suddenly, the telephone rings....

A Man For All Seasons

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

In the Grand Master’s Palace on the first floor, in the room adjacent to the Speaker’s Office, there is a print of a painting portraying Sir Thomas More....

Forty Per cent out

Sunday, 17 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Two years have passed since the last general election and the government has approximately three years to go before it refreshes its mandate through a general election. ...

Gathering Storm

Saturday, 16 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

As if by conspiracy, time and events have provided an abundance of distractions for Maltese public opinion during the last couple of years....

Friday Wisdom: A Matter of interest

Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The increase in the central intervention interest rate by the Central Bank, announced last Friday following the meeting of the Monetary Policy Council (MPC), proves that monetary policy has become sterile....

The Powerboat murders

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

Police efforts in tracking down those involved in the trafficking and murder of Chinese people between Malta and Sicily have yielded results, and this has been the best news this week. ...

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