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The Problems at Ta’ Xbiex

Friday, 25 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A few days ago, the Nationalist Party executive committee confirmed that I should contest the upcoming general election on the ninth district, comprising Gharghur, Swieqi, Msida, San Gwann and Ta’ Xbiex. ...

Changing Trends

Friday, 25 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

For many years, travelling was something that only rich people could afford. Going abroad was reserved for those with a lot of money to spend, and many Maltese simply could not afford to spend ...

Love For Animals

Friday, 25 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It was so touching to see Education Minister Galea tickling a cute cat during one of his visits to Skolasajf at Zabbar, where he also spoke on World Animal Day saying that children should learn to love ...

Teachers And school transport

Friday, 25 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Once again, I would like to say that Mr Carmel Micallef of Fgura simply has no idea what he is writing about in his letter, Teachers on Buses (TMID, 22 August)....

Sweets From strange men

Thursday, 17 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As regular readers of this column will know, I rate those who sexually abuse children far below murderers – and I am delighted to see that this dreadful crime, which was for so long blanked out by Maltese society, has got the notice it needs....

Make Or break

Thursday, 17 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The coming election could make or break the Malta Labour Party....

An Ailing tourism industry

Thursday, 17 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

After my recent letter entitled Branding Malta, that appeared in your newspaper (TMID, 8 August), where I criticised the Malta Tourism Authority for coming up with such futile and very expensive solutions to our problematic and ailing tourism industry....

Baby-sitters

Thursday, 17 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Do teachers have to act as baby-sitters on buses now too?...

The Way forward (2)

Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is a characteristic of the Labour Party that social and human aspects are given overwhelming importance in all that we do. ...

The Missing link?

Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Vocational training has not had an easy existence in Malta even though one can trace its history back to the early 1970s when the Polytechnic and Fellenberg were very active in this field....

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