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It’s Crunch time for IVF

Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Government will surely pass the Bill on biotechnology during 2011. At this stage one will have to accept certain facts. But if these are not cleared, both state and faith have something to lose...

The Oil mystery has thickened further

Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The whole oil saga started when a local newspaper revealed that four neighbour countries – two EU member states and two North African countries – had reclaimed waters that up to a certain point had been considered as Maltese...

Urbanising China

Monday, 17 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

But it is still unsatisfactory, because most other countries at a similar stage of development experienced faster urbanisation than industrialisation...

Three Politicians

Monday, 17 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

I shall begin by paying tribute to former Labour Minister Philip Muscat. As former President of the Students’ Representative Council and Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, I had between 1977 and 1979 various occasions where I could meet Philip face to face....

Malta As an i-Gaming hub: getting better

Sunday, 16 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta is regarded as one of the leading international hubs that regulate remote gaming effectively and responsibly. In fact, the island has become a benchmark of how i-Gaming shoul...

Our Celebrated human species!

Sunday, 16 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It was early morning, just before the break of dawn and somewhat earlier than my usual primordial awakening. Slightly chilly, even for the mild Sydney winters. Out on the back vera...

No Such thing as national protests

Sunday, 16 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Protests in Malta can never be national because they are always going to be split down the middle between “us” and “them”....

When Gas is not ‘a gas’

Sunday, 16 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“It’s a gas”, was last in use, I believe, in the sixties, when it was a hip expression to describe something that was fun. Infuriating frustration on dealing with gas cylinde...

There’s No need for vain promises

Sunday, 16 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

If Joseph Muscat isn’t careful, he’s going to end up hoist by his own petard after he wins the general election in 2013. He’s taken a leaf out of Alfred Sant’s book and is raising expectations about things that common sense tells us he cannot deliver....

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