The Malta Independent 22 May 2025, Thursday
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Scoring Points

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

The Malta Labour Party seems to be in an election mode....

Guns Out: somebody is speaking in English!

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

Mr Victor Ciangura wrote a letter entitled The Maltese language (TMID 19 January) in which he said that the Broadcasting Authority should fine anyone who makes use of English on radio or television when they can use Maltese instead. ...

A Plastic bag culture

Monday, 24 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The eco-contribution issue has erupted again. After what happened last summer, when the law was introduced after having been initially postponed, the recent addition of objects covered by the tax, especially plastic bags, has again led to controversy....

Where’s That street light?

Monday, 24 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Can Enemalta enlighten us as to the whereabouts of that beautiful antique street light that went missing in Balzan’s Main Street? ...

A More secure world: our shared responsibility

Sunday, 23 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan brought together 16 eminent and experienced people to advise him on a broad framework for collective security in the world, and on the role a new and refashioned United Nations could play in ensuring...

Break The impasse

Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The prevailing debacle on the proposed removal of the entitlement to additional vacation leave for public holidays that fall at weekends is symptomatic of the political stasis that has pervaded institutional life in this country over the last few years. ...

Nurturing Malta’s Competitive edge

Monday, 17 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

While several pundits have spent most of the past year commenting on the difficult task Malta is experiencing as it goes through a process of economic restructuring and reform as if this were a result of EU membership, the truth is rather different. Malta...

Looking Ahead

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

The boffins running the party machines in Malta know that, in politics, as elsewhere, images can be crucial — which explains why the ruling Nationalist Party is bent on capitalising on its track record that led to Malta’s eventual accession to the EU and ...

Value For money

Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Tax hikes, government spending and price increases gobble most of the time available for political debate. ...

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