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Surveys or not they voted blue

Sunday, 14 June 2015, 09:34 Last update: about 12 years ago Clyde Puli

The result of the last general election in the UK was such a surprise that I thought of waiting for a few weeks to pass by before taking a second, longer look at the outcome. For better or for worse,...

UN Convention on Rights of People with Disability

Sunday, 14 June 2015, 09:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Justyne Caruana

This week I represented Malta at the 8th Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability in New York to discuss the Convention and its Optional...

How does the EU put up any more with Greece?

Saturday, 13 June 2015, 11:58 Last update: about 12 years ago

Two senior G7 officials said some of the toughest language during the recent closed-door summit session on the global economy held in Bavaria came from Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister....

Poverty: 40,000 people are severely materially deprived

Friday, 12 June 2015, 08:36 Last update: about 12 years ago

Percentages have a way of masking true numbers and softening the blow of a large figure. The National Statistics Office on Wednesday issued a statement saying that 9.5% of the population live in...

John Paul XIII medal: We all need to be more compassionate

Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 08:18 Last update: about 12 years ago

On Monday, a 13-year-old boy was presented with the John Paul XIII award by his best friend, another boy his age with special needs. The story revolves around Dylan Muscat and Kyle Agius, two...

Civil Service Crisis

Sunday, 21 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

On attaining Independence way back in 1964, the Maltese people became masters of their own home in the middle of the Cold War and a world in turmoil. ...

The Meek are silent

Sunday, 21 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

A heavily pregnant young woman tears across the road when she sees a housing official. She bursts into tears before she even starts talking and the official quickly takes her indoors to hear her story....

Let’s Make it Fair

Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In a year’s time, Malta would have introduced the euro. For this purpose a committee to educate and inform the public was set up...

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