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Licence To character kill

Sunday, 16 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Alternattiva Demokratika politicians have always strived to give the impression that they are fundamentally different from the rest, that they are a breed apart. ...

A Nation’s precious time

Sunday, 16 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Now that the hustle and bustle in the wake of your two articles (TMIS, 18 September and 2 October) has finally abated, it is time for me – having kept silent all this time ...

Tough Times ahead for PM Gonzi

Saturday, 15 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When the House of Representatives comes round to debate the next budget later this month, the debate will be ahead of normal schedule for the sake of convenience – namely to clear the deck, before the ...

The Stark reality

Saturday, 15 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The increase in the international price of oil and the weakening of the Maltese lira against the dollar has inevitably meant that the rising cost of the country’s fuel bill – in part or in full – will have to be passed on to the consumer....

More Efficient law courts

Friday, 14 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

“Malta needs more judges and magistrates” – in essence this was the message given by Chief Justice Vincent Degaetano on the opening day of the forensic year....

Jungle Behaviour

Thursday, 13 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

My colleague David Lindsay, a journalist on this newspaper, wrote a piece for the Sunday edition, in which he described how, while riding on bus number 13 after the Alleanza Nazzjonali Republikana’s rally in Valletta....

Fair Share for consumers… and traders

Thursday, 13 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Consumers’ rights have long been one of the main concerns of the European Union. With Malta’s recent accession to the EU, the new directives dealing with this subject were transposed into Maltese legislation with the result that, Maltese people....

Tough Job for Merkel

Thursday, 13 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The appointment of Angela Merkel as the first female German Chancellor and the first from the former East Germany is a landmark in the country’s struggle to surmount the obstacles of unification following the end of the Cold War, 15 years ago....

The MLP And the GWU

Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The statement made by opposition leader Alfred Sant during last week’s General Workers’ Union national congress provides much food for thought....

Improving The education system

Friday, 7 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

This week, and in the past weeks, we have seen our Education Minister give us a detailed briefing on the improvements in the education sector, so dear and important to all families in Malta. ...

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