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A Year for living dangerously

Sunday, 29 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This year is barely five weeks old but is surely promising to be an unforgettable one, replete with many uncomfortable surprises and uncertainties. ...

Because Qormi Deserves the best

Sunday, 29 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

We are heading for a very important local council election in Qormi. And I use the word ‘important’ advisedly, as these elections are being overshadowed by the current political turmoil in Malta. Once more, we have to ...

Close ‘Inkontri’ Of the turd kind

Sunday, 29 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I actually watched all of last Monday’s Inkontri chaired by a swivelling Joe Grima, he whose seat his body language shows no compunction to leave....

The Truth about negotiations

Saturday, 28 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

When people and countries negotiate, they often talk about their interests as though they were the only matters that could elicit agreement...

Standing By the vulnerable

Saturday, 28 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Since my election as vice-president of the European Parliament’s Epilepsy Working Group last April, I have been especially keen to keep an eye out for strides the European Union ...

Iraq’s Politics, Iraq’s problem

Friday, 27 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The narrative of contemporary Iraq is becoming etched in stone: United States troops are leaving, and the country is falling apart. Iraq, we are told, is once again on the brink of dictatorship...

The Raping of three streets in St Julian’s

Friday, 27 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I wish to take a break from the ongoing saga regarding Franco Debono and the PL vote of no confidence that has dominated the media in this past month. By this morning we would all have already known the outcome of the vote...

Our Own austerity measures

Thursday, 26 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

We are constantly told that thanks to the wise leadership of GonziPN, Malta is managing to do wonders in the current economic upheaval....

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