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J’accuse: Tickets To Ride

Sunday, 31 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I started to type this article at 4am yesterday in a desperate attempt to recoup lost time following an interminable trek across the Alps ...

The Men who stare at fields

Sunday, 31 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

I am not a George Clooney fan. I prefer the curves of Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian showgirl he is currently living with....

The Decline of the serving politician

Sunday, 31 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Maltese public tends to view politics and politicians with distaste. And on the face of it, who can blame them? ...

Maternity Leave

Saturday, 30 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I am aware that the maternity leave Report has been voted on in one of your committees. Could you explain what this is aiming to achieve and what is the current situation within the Parliament? ...

Humbled Obama Checks boxes

Friday, 29 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“The president used his prime-time address to essentially concede that he had failed to communicate his empathy for hard-luck Americans”...

China’s Next mountain to climb

Friday, 29 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“But, most important, rapid growth of the domestic market, especially the service sector, needs to largely replace the export sector as the employment engine pulling the rural population into the modern economy” ...

Those Lucky busmen

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“The bus system no longer serves its proper public purpose, which is why a car and a driving licence are the lifeline of most citizens of these tiny, overcrowded islands”...

Reconstructing Haiti

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The horrors of Haiti’s earthquake continue to unfold. The quake itself killed perhaps 100,000 people...

Law Report: Prescription – Civil and criminal actions

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Mary Ann Borg as the legal representative of her son Daniel Borg vs Enemalta Corporation & Charles Bonello First Hall, Civil Court , Judge Abigail Lofaro 20 January 2010...

A Change of focus

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

These last few days I had occasion to refocus on other areas of my parliamentary activities; primarily as a member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee...

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