The Malta Independent 13 November 2026, Friday
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It’s the teamwork that counts

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Justyne Caruana

We have now reached the end of the World Cup and have all noticed the importance of teamwork, not individual stardom. The Labour Party’s electoral manifesto made many ambitious commitments to...

It just doesn’t work any more

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

It is true that lies and modern-day spin are part and parcel of the political scene, but there comes a time when it all goes down the gutter and into oblivion. Tony Blair and George W. Bush can vouch...

Let’s talk about drugs

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Regarding Alison Bezzina's column entitled Let’s talk about drugs (TMIS, 13 July), the global drug war is largely a war on cannabis, by far the most...

Pay speculation

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        Allow me to pass a comment about The Times’ news items ‘I believe I have the best qualities for the job’ and ‘Tearful Sai Mizzi hits back...

The futility of prayer

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        On 8 June, Pope Francis met the Presidents of Israel and Palestine at the Vatican to pray for peace in the Middle East.   A few weeks later, hostilities...

How is it that the Church understands drugs?

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        While in Malta the political sector of the country is greatly engaged in the debate as to whether or not drugs should be decriminalised, it would be wise to...

Change Needed in the Mediterranean

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

        The Agriculture and Fisheries Council met in Brussels this week under the new Italian presidency.   European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and...

With €6 bn of debt, a welcome Fiscal Responsibility Act

Saturday, 19 July 2014, 15:03 Last update: about 13 years ago George M Mangion

Malta is in the process of establishing its first Fiscal Responsibility Act, through which the first Fiscal Council will be established. This should act as a guideline for all those who work in the...

Get Smart

Saturday, 19 July 2014, 12:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One of the most swift and  rattling features of a Labour Government is how quickly and thoroughly it succeeds in changing Malta’s reputation and image abroad.  Never totally convinced...

Bulldozing in the Tiananmen style

Saturday, 19 July 2014, 10:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

What happened in our Parliament over the past days and especially yesterday exhibit quite the wrong uses to which a House of Representatives can be put: instead of being the House of free speech, it...

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