Allegations
of fraud at PBS The Public Broadcasting Services, which has continually
been dogged by bad publicity, is currently reeling from a fraud
investigation cut short by news that the prominent legal adviser
who was conducting the investigation had a conflict of interest
Magistrate ignores
minimum punishment in child abuse case
Magistrate Abigail Lofaro went below the legal minimum when she
sentenced a man to two years’ imprisonment suspended for four
years after he was found guilty of defiling a six-year-old girl.
Armier rape sealed
By Kurt
Sansone
Armier boathouse owners have finally got what they want
albeit at a price but environmentalists are worried about the government’s
intention to triple the land area on which new beach houses will
be built Sharon and baby
Haley found dead in battered car Tragedy thought to be linked to post-natal depression
Budget
2002 What does Malta need?
The Budget for next year is just around the corner. Always
a hot topic of conversation, MIRIAM DUNN asked some of Malta’s
personalities what they felt to be among the main issues that
should be addressed this year…
Sportclose-up
Local
athletes need more help
The recent terrorist atrocities have meant that only 225 runners
are taking part in the Gatorade Marathon next week. But it
still looks set to be one of the most talked-about races ever
to be organised in Malta. RAY ABDILLA gets the details from
the marathon’s organiser, Barry M. Whitmore
Interview
Jason
Azzopardi
At
a young age, he is already carving out a name for himself
as a criminal lawyer. But what of his political aspirations?
RAY ABDILLA finds out…
Opinion
A
taxing subject
MIRIAM DUNN hopes that this year’s budget will really
target the big fish and give the minnows a bit of a break
This
Week
Guzé Stagno
aims to start a new literary movement with his first novel
Nbid ta’ Kuljum. So will it make him famous? Interview
by Zillah Bugeja
Choke artichokes By Georges Meekers
First a celebrity TV gardener with a yen for the wild explained
how they had a rocky time in ancient Rome, lauded and ridiculed
for their prickly appearance