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A U-turn toward a cleaner future?

Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Some u-turns are condemnable and some are commendable. And, in all fairness, while the government’s distinct change of tack on Friday as regards the plausibility of the country’s one remaining power station – Delimara – being run on clean natural gas,...

Food For all

Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

What should the G-20 do to prepare us to confront food crises, now and in the future? World Bank President Robert Zoellick recently listed nine measures that the G-20 should adopt under its current French presidency....

Parliament No show

Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Last Wednesday, parliament had to adjourn at 6.22 pm because there were not enough MPs to form a quorum. There were only 3 from the Government side...

An Open letter to Jeffrey

Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Dear MP,During the last political campaign you won my admiration for the dignified way you faced the criticism and actions of your opponents. I regret to say that...

Appreciation Where due

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to the Imam’s statements carried in article entitled “Maltese Muslim community expresses shock, sorrow over Coptic Church bombing” (TMIS, 9 January)....

Parliamentarians’ Salary – why the fuss?

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The only real reasons that justify the outcry at the wage increase our parliamentarians have given themselves are the timing and the way the public came to know about it....

A Wake-up call – 2020 national reform programme

Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

At the request of the European Commission, Malta – along with other EU member states – is in the process of preparing a 10-year national reform programme (NRP) to plan...

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