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Labour checkmated?

Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 07:48 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

It is a known fact that prior to the last General Election, the Labour Party courted the local hunters and trappers to the very end. It is common knowledge that Labour made written promises to hunters...

Toni’s business - peanuts and monkeys

Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 07:50 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Some days ago I was awakened by the disrespectful bleeps of the telephone in the small hours of the morning.  A soft-spoken lady must have put her finger on the wrong digits of her telephone....

If you voted Labour, it’s best to keep that quiet now

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 09:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

This is the moment of utter shame, the moment that we knew would come before long, but that we never thought would come slapping down just six months into the new government’s term of office....

It’s not just because of the fires

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 09:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

The Nationalist Party’s silence throughout the past week, as the traditional and social media wrote and spoke volumes about the latest mishaps of Arriva, is an acknowledgment that what, as a...

The coming storm

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 09:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

As I glance over the many dire predictions for today’s weather on the proliferating weather pages on Facebook, I am reminded more and more of signs of an approaching very different storm: the...

The PAC, the PL, the PN and Malta’s accountability deficit

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Martin Scicluna

The Maltese House of Representatives has been notable for its inability to scrutinise the work and policies of government with the rigour which a successfully functioning parliamentary democracy...

Truth will out... or will it?

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 08:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is no secret that, milling around in our midst, are those who have mastered the art of concealment and subterfuge, be it in politics, in the corporate world, in business or in private matters. Some...

Nightmare on a fantasy tour

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 08:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Imagine if you are taking a leisurely holiday in Corfu – away from the madding crowd, the noise pollution and the occasional spectacle of a burst of flames coming from an overheated bendy bus...

Oscar Romero

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 08:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Michael Asciak

It was with great joy that we recently learnt that Pope Francis has decided to clear any obstacles in the path for the beatification of the ex-San Salvadorean Archbishop, Oscar Romero. Unfortunately,...

An assault on the truth

Sunday, 1 September 2013, 08:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

It was inevitable, wasn’t it, that the Public Accounts Committee sessions to discuss the oil procurement scandal were to turn into a slanging match during which one side, defending the...

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