The Malta Independent 25 June 2025, Wednesday
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Panicking Is such great fun

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The renowned Maltese-Australian organist Claire Baluci donated her talents and huge amounts of time and energy to a concert that would raise funds for children who are dying in famine-stricken African states. ...

Plugging The hole

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The drastic increase in the surcharge on water and electricity and the 3c excise duty on fuel announced by the government on Monday is not easy to digest. Faced with an estimated fuel bill of Lm64 million next year....

Austin Gatt – Labour’s Secret weapon

Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Austin Gatt might have been one of the best secretary-generals that the Nationalist Party had. ...

Pay Day

Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Cabinet of Ministers is expected to take a decision today on how to finance next year’s fuel bill of Lm50 million. ...

Being Prepared

Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Having read the article Government to hold simulation exercise (TMID, 20 October), please allow me to courteously make the following comments....

Stray Cats

Thursday, 20 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We are a group of parents whose children attend Dun Guzepp Xerri Primary School, St Julian’s....

Sant Of the Far Left

Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In his partisan speech during the General Workers’ Union congress, the opposition leader declared himself against the privatisation of 20 per cent of the Malta International Airport shares....

Stop Hunting… for now

Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I appeal to the Health Minister and to the government to impose an immediate halt, for the time being, to all forms of hunting and trapping....

Residents Should be consulted

Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

So, we hear that Bisazza Street in Sliema is to be turned into a pedestrian zone. Well and good. I have always been in favour of such an idea....

Foul Fowl

Monday, 17 October 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

So it was good to read that the poor birds which fly over our archipelago may actually be saved from hunting if bird flu does strike, as it is not being excluded that hunting could be banned if the worst does happen....

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