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Facts speak louder than words

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

This week an old lady remarked to me that working for the elderly seems to be a never-ending story. I replied that there are people who are normally comfortable with what they have achieved and rest...

A new religion – Science and Technology

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 08:59 Last update: about 10 years ago

Understanding the British psyche from a philosophical standpoint gives much reason to believe that Britain does not only possess an insular island mentality but also a strong liberal and empiricist...

Trump’s erratic behaviour

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 08:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

The first few weeks of the Trump administration have been marked by huge protests at home and condemnation from various quarters across the globe. Yet President Trump keeps firing verbal broadsides at...

The Chair is sitting pretty

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 08:57 Last update: about 10 years ago Clyde Puli

Harold Wilson once said that a week is a long time in politics – which makes two weeks a very long time. The last time my column appeared on these pages I was complaining about the gradual...

Improving the standard of living

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 08:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Anton Refalo

The average family does not have a long wish list. It wants a decent life for itself and the parents want a better life for their children, better than the one they had. Therefore, the parents work...

Gentileschi’s Magdalene

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 08:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

One of the most powerful invitations the Lenten season presents to you and me is the one taken from the Second Letter of Saint...

Editorial: Air Malta - From appalled to appeasing

Saturday, 18 March 2017, 11:34 Last update: about 10 years ago

Air Malta appears to have had a somewhat quick change of mind, and of its tune, yesterday when it came to the initial suspension of its cabin crew and the cabin crew union’s sudden, and...

‘Thank You, hafna!’

Sunday, 25 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

So now it is official. Bilingualism is almost dead, if not officially, in terms of usage in our day-to-day lives. In a country where, considering our almost unbelievable illiteracy rates, a primary school education has been compulsory since...

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