Gagging For it
Sunday, 20 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
“gag /gæg/ n & v. • n, 1. a piece of cloth, etc., thrust into or held over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out. 2. a joke or comic scene in a play, film, etc....
Puerile
Sunday, 20 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The government’s arguments to rubbish the view that the rate of exchange of the Maltese lira ought to be brought down to a more competitive level...
An Open appeal to the Prime Minister
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Since taking office almost a year ago, the Prime Minister has tried to portray the image of a dynamic leader who does not hesitate to take bold measures. We remember that ...
Role Of the opposition
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
There is no denying that the Maltese economy is passing through a difficult phase, notwithstanding past predictions that a ...
Pomposity
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I was not in the least surprised by Mr J.G. Vassallo’s reaction (TMID 16 February) to my criticism of his ...
21st Century Malta!
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Come next May and this Republic – I nearly mentioned the fruit, but I have respect for bananas – will celebrate its first birthday as part of this great “One Europe. We’ve done really well, so much so that “Maltese top SMS use in EU”. ...
Let’s Not build another Maghtab
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta is still green with regard to environmental matters. The country’s track record so far is certainly not one to be held up as an example. ...
We Are all partly racist
Saturday, 19 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Some may beg to differ while others may openly declare that no race is mentally superior to another, thus abstaining from the subject of racism, but in truth, here in Malta, ...
Long Essay: The politician as integrator
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Many new projects in a changing economy like ours straddle different sectors of economic and social activity. ...
In The eye of the storm
Saturday, 5 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As fate would have it, it had to be the first Gonzi budget that precipitated the ruling Nationalist administration into the eye of the storm, rather than the long years of hype and puff and spin that claimed that “the economy was moving in the right direc...