Now We need a policy
Saturday, 12 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The decision to convene a national conference on irregular immigration earlier this week was positive and many interesting points were raised, but it is not simply enough to talk....
Leave Those lights off
Saturday, 12 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I have been following the exchange of letters in TMID between the Malta Transport Authority’s PR manager and the Floriana Senior Citizens’ President about the pelican lights along St Anne Street. ...
The GWU And the social pact
Saturday, 12 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to Angelo Vassallo’s observation Here we go again!”(TMID 9 February). It’s not astonishing that there are people, the likes of Mr Vassallo, who jump at every opportunity to put the GWU at fault for what goes wrong in Malta....
MCA Collects more than it projected
Saturday, 12 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to the article entitled MCA revenue half of that planned (TMID 9 February) and would like to clarify a number of inaccuracies. ...
Competitiveness And protests
Friday, 11 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Last month I attended the first session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. In the Economic Affairs Committee, held on 25 January, we had an exchange of views with Mr Sun Shuz-hong, consul-general of China. ...
A More efficient judicial system
Friday, 11 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The reputation of the Maltese Law Courts with regard to the time it takes for a decision to be handed down on a case, even if it is a simple straightforward one, is admittedly not good at all and matters must change. ...
Divorce Prohibition, common good and the winds of change
Friday, 11 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I read with interest that one main argument that anti divorce supporters still cling to is the argument that before introducing divorce, one should keep in mind the “common good of society as a whole”. ...
Qui-si-Sana Roads
Friday, 11 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Over the past two years, all the roads leading to Tigne’ Point have been closed to traffic and pedestrians. This was done to enable MIDI to develop their project. ...
Taxes, Taxes and more taxes
Friday, 11 February 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It was not at all surprising that Giov. DeMartino, wrote (TMID 3 February), reminding one and all about what was happening in Malta 25 years ago under a Labour Party government....
Whose Fruit?
Sunday, 30 January 2005, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Sant has declared today a day of national protest. He has been making the rounds for days, visiting populated open air markets, pumping hands and listening to his own followers complaining about the way the government is leading the country. It has been a...