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Europe At the forefront of offshore drilling

Sunday, 6 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last year, when the Macondo oil well blew out at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 11 lives were lost, and four million barrels of oil flowed into the...

Air Malta’s Fleet rollover possibilities

Sunday, 6 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The fleet and its match to the market is a core factor for an airline to operate at a profit. Every airline, including Air Malta, has to constantly monitor developments and be some ...

Politics Can be fun, if also worrying

Sunday, 6 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Were we really waiting with bated breath to see the outcome on the debate in Parliament on Friday evening? I would have thought the outcome was predictable. Excepting for Franco Debono, ...

A Commitment towards SMEs

Saturday, 5 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Government’s commitment towards the generation of jobs has proved time and time again the credentials of its economic policy. We want to give our entrepreneurs the confidence to invest, the confidence to venture into new projects, and be successful...

Will It ever end?

Saturday, 5 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, I welcomed the outcome of the ‘euro crisis’ summit in Paris with cautious relief. ...

The Personal ties that bind

Friday, 4 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

State visits to the United States by foreign leaders often carry a whiff of domestic American politics. The October visit of South Korea’s president was no exception...

Public Transport and the power station contract

Friday, 4 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

This week was quite interesting.We started off with the ongoing debate on public transport in Malta; the addressing of the transport system that changed people’s lives – in the wrong way...

The Poor state of tourism in Gozo

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The importance of tourism for Gozo can never be highlighted enough. It is the main catalyst for the local economy...

Not As smart as we thought they are

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It’s funny, isn’t it, how people’s minds sometimes work – or don’t. You think they’re pretty intelligent, you work on that basis...

Score-settling After Libya’s war casts shadow

Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Tawergha, a town once loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is no more: Its 25,000 residents have fled, fearing retribution from vengeful victors from the neighbouring city of Misurata who have burned and ransacked homes...

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