The Malta Independent 11 August 2026, Tuesday
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The MLP’s Negative reaction

Friday, 9 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Last Friday, the annual parliamentary marathon discussing the year’s budget came to an end. Following Opposition Leader Alfred Sant’s reply to the budget speech and the Prime Minister’s speech two days later, we had hours of analysis...

Prognosis: Negative

Friday, 9 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In its media release announcing the signing of its agreement with the Medical Association of Malta (MAM), the government described the agreement as “historic”....

Women’s Voting rights, and the right to vote wisely

Friday, 9 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In my letter to the editor (TMID, 2 November), I stated that it was not a Malta Labour Party government that gave women the right to vote. That is a historical fact. Victor Laiviera...

Humpty Dumpty And global financial imbalances

Friday, 9 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

WASHINGTON, DC: There is an old saying that goes, “If you have only a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Nowhere is this clearer than in discussions of the United States’ trade deficit and global financial imbalances, ...

Taking Care of animals

Friday, 9 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

These last few days have been of particular interest for animals and for all those who truly have at heart the well-being of animals in Malta and Gozo....

Amazing Change

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Only a year ago, it was all doom and gloom for the tourism industry.The number of tourists coming over to Malta was going down, they were not spending enough money, hotels had many empty rooms and the ...

Who Dares wins

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

It is evident that the new battle cry of the MLP is that who dares wins, and one of the daring promises for next year general elections is the removal of the tax on overtime....

Under Probation

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has, I feel, really messed up big time with his latest declaration that should the Nationalist Party be returned to government following the next general election, he will definitely be reshuffling his cabinet. ...

Labour’s Game

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

One of the Malta Labour Party’s frequently-used comments to try to gain political ground as the country approaches the end of the legislature is that the Nationalist government is “old and tired”. ...

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