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My Tribute to Karl Chircop

Saturday, 18 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The truth of it all is that I still cannot believe that my friend and colleague Karl Chircop has passed away. ...

What If…

Friday, 17 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Last weekend, governors, finance ministers and key financial players from more than 180 countries met in Washington DC at the International Monetary Fund/World Bank annual meetings....

Friday Wisdom: Nauseatingly Familiar

Friday, 17 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

We have seen it all before and alas we are seeing the government playing it again, just like Sam...

Notes From the circus-ring

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“I listened to (Austin Gatt) for the best part of 20 minutes and remembered why I like his style so much, and why I’m so cross that he doesn’t stand for election in the constituency where I live...

The Idle fireman

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

One of the IMF’s main purposes is to “give confidence to members by making [its] general resources temporarily available to them.”...

Stop Animal cruelty

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

If we regard human rights as something possessed by all human beings, no matter how limited their intellectual or emotional capacities may be, how can we deny similar rights to great animals?...

A Commitment to commit

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The expression “A commitment to commit” is not mine. It was recently made by Lord Stern of Brentford when he made two important statements...

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