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Wake-up Call to speak out for our common values and rights

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

At a summer school, organised a few weeks ago by the Alliance of Civilisations which brought together over 170 young people, from 70 countries, all participants were invited to summarise the week’s experience in one word....

A Study in contrasts

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Make no mistake. The election date has become almost irrelevant. The country has been in an election mode since the Independence Day Festivities, not of 2012 but of 2011, when Lawrence Gonzi launched into one ...

Maltese Living abroad are not forgotten

Monday, 24 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Assisting Maltese citizens living abroad is an important duty for the Foreign Affairs Ministry. During this legislature, the ministry made it a priority to establish closer links with Maltese citizens living abroad....

L’etat C’est moi

Monday, 24 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“I am the State.”A famous quote by Louis XIV. He said it to the Paris Parliament in April 1755. Of course, I will not go through the whole story but at present, we are experiencing a similar situation with the person that is ruling the country – GonziPN....

More Mintoffian Economics

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The headline in The Times said “Muscat promises five years of tranquillity”, but the report on the Labour leader’s speech to his congress proved otherwise...

There Will be hell to pay

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

‘Hell hath no fury …’ like the Nationalist Party in defeat.This is addressed to the many toyboys, window mannequins and the like that seem to flit arou...

Busuttil Breaks what served us well

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There is no doubt about it. Both main parties have got themselves fully geared for a political campaign this past week....

Economic Perplexities?

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One was prudent after Dom Mintoff’s death to limit and moderate the criticism of the Mintoff years, rosy for some close MLP members, not so rosy for the rest of ...

What A bungled state of affairs

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Shocking that it took the management of a home for orphaned and destitute young women more than 12 months to establish that (alleged) inappropriate disciplinary measures were being administer...

Traffic Violations

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

This article is not about parking tickets. Nor is it about speed cameras. The violators here are our glorious...

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