The Malta Independent 10 November 2026, Tuesday
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Everyone’s Wiser after the event

Sunday, 27 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It makes me sick to think that while bare-chested pot-bellied men were running amok in Malta’s streets last week, little Teo was clinging to a makeshift raft with his Dad, hoping to be rescued, while the others who were on the boat slowly died one by one....

Increasing Expectations realistically

Sunday, 27 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

A few weeks ago I attended the prize giving ceremony of the Mater Dei Worker of the Year Awards. ...

Addressing Our environmental deficit

Sunday, 27 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In his address to Parliament last May, the President had stated: “The government’s plans and actions are to be underpinned by the notion of sustainable ...

The Devil is in the detail

Sunday, 27 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Public opinion is still trying to recover from the impact of the four-day blitzkrieg triggered by the Transport Federation over the issue of liberalisation of the public transport sector ...

Calibrating The compass of democracy

Sunday, 27 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Many believe that a politician’s main duty is to improve ordinary people’s lives. ...

Where Are the global leaders?

Saturday, 26 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The G-8 Summit in Japan earlier this month was a painful demonstration of the pitiful state of global cooperation. The world is in deepening crisis. Food prices are soaring. Oil prices are at historic highs. ...

The Energy challenge is on

Saturday, 26 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s obligation under the Kyoto protocol was signed in April 1998. A decade later we are no closer to meeting those targets than on the day the protocol was signed. ...

Consumer Is King

Friday, 25 July 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Liberalisation is back on the national agenda. ...

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