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Hardly a Chinese puzzle

Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

Ms Sai Mizzi’s performance at her press conference was a dismal exercise in pulling the wool over one’s eyes.  That was the only choice left to her, considering the many, well,...

Gozo’s Third World roads

Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

The article entitled “Gozo-driving on Third-World country roads” (TMIS, 26 July) is, alas, a very correct summing-up of the disastrous state of Gozo's “roads”....

Prices set to increase?

Sunday, 2 August 2015, 08:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

The price of electrical and electronic equipment has risen by an average of 2.19 per cent since the implementation of the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. This was...

Hunting: The social media backlash

Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:29 Last update: about 11 years ago

Social media can teach your average person many things. The biggest scandal on mainstream and alternative news sites as well as the usual Twitter, Facebook and others was the killing in Zimbabwe of...

Tourism: Keeping up with demand

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 08:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

With 1.6 million tourists arriving in Malta in 2014, and with this year set to beat what was yet another record year, we cannot ever underestimate the importance of tourism to the Maltese...

Roads: A long hot summer for motorists

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 08:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

As Malta settles down for the summer silly season, some might be driven to their wits end in trying to negotiate their way through traffic as the mercury soars, with no end to the gridlock in...

Migration: Out of sight does not mean out of mind

Monday, 27 July 2015, 07:52 Last update: about 11 years ago

Over the weekend, a total of 370 migrants were saved by the Armed Forces of Malta in a Frontex Titan operation. They were taken to Sicily for processing. 2015, so far, has seen the lowest number...

The Cardona conundrum

Sunday, 26 July 2015, 09:14 Last update: about 11 years ago

The way in which both the government and the Opposition handle the allegations that have arisen this week with respect to Economy, Investment and Small Business Minister Chris Cardona will, in part,...

Cruelty To animals

Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Three tal-fenek dogs were brutally killed on a Gozo farm last week, sparking disdain from a large section of the public...

Why Remain open to blackmail?

Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I honestly cannot understand what is keeping the politicians from seeing what can be done about using ethanol instead of petrol for car engines. Or at least a mixture of the two, which would see a decline in the use of petrol. ...

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