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Listen And learn

Sunday, 15 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

With what alacrity Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi pounced on the by now famous words uttered by Tony Blair on the morrow of the general election: “I have listened and I have learnt…”!...

Examining And explaining the past

Sunday, 15 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

In his reference last Sunday to a recent column of mine in this same newspaper, I really do not know why Mr Michael Falzon A&CE should want me to enlighten him about broadcasting in the 1970s and 1980s....

Fair Competition?

Sunday, 15 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The following is based on random letters from local newspapers. A product for sale – the same, exactly identical, product (not an imitation) – a box of four pills, made in Europe, ...

De La Salle, Patron saint of teachers

Saturday, 14 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Over one million students around the world who attend Lasallian schools are celebrating the feast of St John Baptist De La Salle, the patron saint of educators. De La Salle dedicated ...

The Opt-out clause

Saturday, 14 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday against the right for workers to work more than 48 hours a week, even if they wish to do so....

Drug Problem is bigger than thought

Saturday, 14 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Hearing the news on television on Tuesday, 3 May, I came to the conclusion that I had a hearing problem. Poor me. At 48 I needed a hearing aid. ...

Shooting Competitions

Saturday, 14 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

We refer to an article (TMID 10 May) on the questions that Labour MP Adrian Vassallo put to ministers Louis Galea and Tonio Borg respectively about a shooter competing without a valid police permit....

Air Mail

Saturday, 14 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

It is my impression that the introduction by MaltaPost of the pre-paid stamped envelope for local mail has been a boon....

Exploiting The full potential of our ports

Monday, 9 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

In order to survive, and to sustain its economy, Malta requires to import most of its commodities, whether consumables or raw materials. ...

Friday Wisdom: Audacious, Brave or foolish?

Friday, 6 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

What description most fits the decision to join the ERM II at current fixed central rate, in the process putting the authorities (Central Bank and government) on line to defend this fixed rate right up to full euro adoption, proposed for 1 January 2008?...

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