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Where Is the silver lining?

Saturday, 22 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A recent leading article in a local daily lamented that “we have started the new year on the wrong foot”, adding that “it is not too late to reverse the situation, but the social partners ought to live up to their responsibilities”....

The World of computers

Friday, 21 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Over the past few days, we have had three important announcements in the information technology sector....

A New look for local councils

Thursday, 20 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Amendments to the Local Councils’ Act were put forward by Justice Minister Tonio Borg last Friday. ...

Participation In sport

Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Figures relating to sport activity made public by Education Minister Louis Galea last Saturday are rather worrying....

The Country is in no crisis…

Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

So said the Prime Minister, but with respect, I do not agree. I hope that I am wrong and he is right, but I doubt it....

The Maltese Language

Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

As a true lover of the Maltese language, once again I feel duty-bound to point out its massacre by both radio and TV presenters....

Anti-smoking Laws

Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

While we waste precious time and energy debating and writing about new laws, I think the time has come to ask ourselves whether all this controversy is really worth it....

Welfare State under fire

Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Blaming it all on the welfare state seems to be the best and the easiest way to address most governments’ woes....

Some Unsuitable reactions

Sunday, 9 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Some people are so surprising – or perhaps they are entirely predictable. ...

Clean-up In Wied ta’ Zejta

Friday, 7 January 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

We refer to the article Odds & Ends (TMID, 3 January). In this article there is a photo that was taken in Wied ta’ Zejta, in between Xaghra and Victoria, where some rubbish was dumped....

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