The Malta Independent 15 May 2025, Thursday
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Participation In sport

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

Figures relating to sport activity made public by Education Minister Louis Galea last Saturday are rather worrying....

The Country is in no crisis…

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

So said the Prime Minister, but with respect, I do not agree. I hope that I am wrong and he is right, but I doubt it....

The Maltese Language

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

As a true lover of the Maltese language, once again I feel duty-bound to point out its massacre by both radio and TV presenters....

Anti-smoking Laws

Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

While we waste precious time and energy debating and writing about new laws, I think the time has come to ask ourselves whether all this controversy is really worth it....

The Eco contribution choice

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

Much has been said recently about the newly introduced eco contribution on plastic. ...

The MEPs From Malta

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

Just about a year ago an impassioned plea was put forward in these columns for our MEPs-to-be (and Malta) to rise to the occasion and aim for the stars (TMID 27 February 2004)....

Why Trade Fair?

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

I saw an advert saying “See us at the Kitchen & Bathrooms Trade Fair in Naxxar”. ...

Makes You wonder

Sunday, 9 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The generous outpouring of cash and material donations for the victims of the tsunami (apart from the other successful fund-raising activities for local charities) has prompted some bright sparks to claim that there is no economic crisis after all, “you s...

Clean-up In Wied ta’ Zejta

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

We refer to the article Odds & Ends (TMID, 3 January). In this article there is a photo that was taken in Wied ta’ Zejta, in between Xaghra and Victoria, where some rubbish was dumped....

A Bounty for paedophiles

Thursday, 6 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The first thing that came to my mind when I heard all the news stories about lost and orphaned children in the tsunami disaster was that the paedophiles and child sex traffickers would move in immediately. It is the obvious move for them. ...

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