TOP STORY

ECO-BLUNDER:
Separate your waste only to have it remixed
Have you been taking your time to separate waste, or instructing your kids on the merits of separation? The bad news is that a waste collector has been re-mixing the waste after collection.

TOP NEWS

Tempers fly at Castille meeting

MFA in dire financial situation says contestant

PN leaked Dalli story to MLP

OTHER NEWS

Government refuses to name Brussels embassy posse

PN infighting seals obstinate deadlock at Gzira council

MEPs’ influence diminished with restricted presence on EP committees

Another tender goes Italy’s way

Unearthed inheritance opens new window on Ta’ l-Ibragg saga

Stripper keeps hat on for PBS promotion

Are carcasses incinerated or dumped?

New bus routes imminent

Sony Music signs on Fabrizio Faniello

Fortina Spa severes ties with Air Malta

Nadur turns tomato red

INTERVIEW

The Eco-tax: If it were up to me …
Parliamentary Secretary Edwin Vassallo says he wasn’t consulted by the government on the controversial eco-taxes. He also admits he has doubts about the PN’s alleged frame-up of John Dalli. By Karl Schembri

Getting the MFA out of cold storage
He is affectionately known as is-Sur Joe by Valletta supporters. After a one year sabbatical away from the game he militated in for over 20 years, former Valletta FC President Joe Caruana Curran tells Kurt Sansone why he decided to contest MFA President Joe Mifsud for football’s highest post. By Kurt Sansone

THIS WEEK

Sister Act
Charlene & Natasha (Grima) are on a high after placing fifth at the Sunflower Festival 2004 held in Zrenjanin, Serbia last weekend.

Will malta be a bridge to the south?
Karl Schembri takes our promise to bridge Europe with North Africa seriously and foresees some problems

Small is Beautiful
Saviour Balzan takes a historical and cultural perspective at Malta and the Maltese

The day Europe became one
Kurt Sansone recalls the day in Copenhagen when the EU of 25 finally became a reality

Waiting for Europe - the long march to emancipation ….
Matthew Vella leaves no stone unturned in underlining the aspirations of that very small but anxious libertarian core of Maltese voters

Is Europe a Christian bastion?
European identity has been moulded by its deep roots in Christianity, is this still valid? Julian Manduca ask

EDITORIAL

The whole house could come down
The proposed eco-tax risks breaking apart the carefully built up working relationship between the government and the social partners.

OPINION

De facto Prime Minister - Saviour Balzan

Frère Jacques -Karm Farrugia

Media magic -Harry Vassallo

The party is over -Anna Mallia

SPORT

Tony Formosa's world of sports
Annus Horribulus

BUSINESS

HSBC Malta profits up 56.5 per cent

Maltapost reorganises at the top

Public consultation on new communication technologies

BOV appoints a Chief Executive Officer

LETTERS

I am an expert on property deals

Nature Trust welcomes eco taxes in principle, looks forward to consultation

I am proud of US troops

The real eco-tax