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Pope John Paul The Great

Sunday, 10 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Up to last Friday, the day when Pope John Paul II was laid to rest, the world was overcome with grief at the loss of a remarkable Pontiff. The funeral over, the late Pope’s legacy came under close scrutiny. ...

New Spring, same old story

Sunday, 10 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Earlier this week, I received a phone call from a friend of mine while he was out walking his dog at Buskett. ...

Lest ‘I’ Forget Althorp!

Saturday, 9 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A true understanding of self involves an acceptance that we are a part of a community, a society of variant opinion to be respected. The truth for “I” is my outlook on the matter and how I am touched by the experience....

Fighting Corruption on the ground

Saturday, 9 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Speaking during a live talk show on the Nationalist Party radio on 1 November, l998, the then Finance Minister John Dalli spoke of the government’s resolve to step up efforts to curb tax evasion and to improve tax collection....

No Sheer coincidence

Friday, 8 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Our daily newspapers have recently been giving prominence to the threats made by the General Workers Union to the livelihood of many Maltese....

Friday Wisdom: Beyond John Paul II

Friday, 8 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Tony Blair has been UK Prime Minister for less than eight years, had to seek confirmation from the electorate after four years and can only continue in office beyond next month if the UK ....

Don’t Pay the ferryman

Thursday, 7 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

They say that you should not pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side. ...

A Friend indeed?

Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The hot issue of illegal immigration has, in the last few months, reached its boiling point. ...

China: The Most influential geopolitical force in Asia

Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When we were in Beijing, the news broke that Russia’s military chief, Yuri Baluyevsky, was in China to finalise plans for the forthcoming military exercises between the two countries. ...

A Property-owning democracy

Monday, 4 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

We are, undoubtedly, a property-owning democracy. Many, in fact most, of us own our own homes and own them outright without loans. ...

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