Editorial The great divorce debate Or is it dead and buried? Maltatoday asks… Where are they now? No: 0059 - The adulterer This Week opinion When you begin the regime Victor Paul Borg's lost it. Weight, that is. He shares his secrets on eating to slim sacred cows It's just TV Sky-diving when it's that time of the month? John O'Dea finds ladies' hygiene commercials slightly over the top what a week Jozsef Richter tells Ramona Depares about life as ringmaster of the Hungarian National Circus |
[ 58% in favour, 36% against ] According to a survey carried out by MaltaToday, a majority of readers favour the introduction of divorce. [READ FULL ARTICLE] Pope John Paul II's spring visit to Malta currently hangs in the balance due to his failing health. Just this week one of his surgeons admitted what the Vatican has consistently evaded, confirming that the 80-year-old pontiff is suffering from Parkinson's disease. [READ FULL ARTICLE] Opinion The personal touch Once upon a time there was something called personal service, recalls Caroline Hills Insight Blata l-Bajada circus imports animal cruelty, quarantine waive Despite wide-ranging protests and closures of circuses showcasing animals in other countries such as the UK, Belgium Finland, Sweden Israel and Singapore � the Hungarian State Circus, the Magyar Nemzeti Cirkusz, is successfully running two two-hour shows a day in Blata l-Bajada as David Lindsay discovers. people Lobbying for birds Birdlife Malta's Antoine Vella, gives NADINE BRINCAT an idea of what EU membership will mean for Maltese hunters and the birds that fly over the island� local news Long term competitiveness still needed at Drydocks by Miriam Dunn Things are looking good for the Malta Drydocks with important new contracts in the pipeline, but it is still important for the corporation to secure further work over a long-term time span if it wants become commercially viable Fiscal 'incentivisation' for public service employees Finance Minister John Dalli's budgetary incentive to improve job performance within the notoriously resource-unfriendly public sector will come into effect with this month's paycheque, in the form of an overall 15% increase in government expenditure for public sector salary increases. By David Lindsay Malta Maritime Authority claims thousands of liri in damages at Cirkewwa The bad weather which hit the islands at the end of the year has left the Malta Maritime Authority (MMA) with damages running into thousands of Liri. The estimate involves damage at Cirkewwa, Malta and does not include damage to third parties. By Nadine Brincat |