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TOP STORY

PM sees nothing wrong with son’s translation contract

Karl Schembri
A visibly hurt and surprised Prime Minister yesterday brushed off criticism of his son’s involvement in a lawyers’ translation company that has received more than Lm24,000 for the translation of EU documents over the last two years.


TOP NEWS

Tough-talking Brit tells Drydocks managers to shape up or ship out

Government’s decision to ‘rent’ Freeport land for commercial purposes contested

Malta snubbed by Gaddafi

Ball starts to roll for Bank of Valletta privatisation


OTHER NEWS

GRTU says first smoke-free weekend delivers drop in sales

PM blames it all on Skanska

AD to launch Gozo regional committee

Draconian measures corner smokers

The new bus routes – certainly not for night birds

B’Kara coach appointed PBS sports head as recruitment turns into a farce

Religious orders in peril

Gaddafi-Gonzi meeting as barren as the desert

No fixed timeframe for replacement of St Luke’s incinerator

No chance for sixth EP seat before 2009 as Malta’s efforts are trounced


INTERVIEW

The angry voice of private initiative
GRTU director Vince Farrugia wants Government to pull up its socks and stop overspending, or it will be doomsday in 2012 By Matthew Vella


THIS WEEK

Waking us up
Jackie Mercieca and Martin Sapiano are the presenters of Super One’s Breakfast show, intended to wake us all up in more ways than one

 


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

 

 

 

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EDITORIAL

Open the hospital project to public scrutiny
The Prime Minister’s declaration that 967 doors were ordered for the newly designed hospital when 464 feature on plans has re-ignited the controversy on the Mater Dei hospital.


OPINION

Pitcairn Island syndrome
In the expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies an islet inhabited by 47 people, all somehow related to each other and ancestors of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty.’ - Saviour Balzan

Mr Prime Minister, please note! - Anna Mallia

 

Our cross-eyed Robin Hood - Harry Vassallo

 

Courting disaster -Claire Bonello


SPORT

Tony Formosa's world of sports
All for the glory, but no class




BUSINESS

BOV upgrades 24x7 services

Melita Cable strengthens senior management team

International markets commentary - September 2004


LETTERS

Action is taken on lease agreements

Parliamentary Secretary’s resignation from PWC

Disgust at Australian High Commission

Substance Abuse Procedures at Secondary School

Disappearing cats and turning words into action

Assistance for first-time buyers

Hamrun signs authorised

Watch out for those foreigners

Too late for your prayers and apology Mr Blair



 

MaltaToday - Malta’s fastest growing newspaper
Readership of MaltaToday grew by a staggering 152 percent in under twelve months. This is the conclusion of a survey carried out by ‘Informa’ consultants. The survey confirms that MaltaToday is the fastest growing newspaper on the island with 4.3 percent of the newspaper market share compared to the 6.4 percent of it’s main rival, The Malta Independent on Sunday.
MaltaToday stood at 1.7 percent a year ago. The survey was carried out after the elections. MaltaToday’s increased readership is reflected in this newspaper’s sales records which have shot up during the last year. The Malta Independent on Sunday dropped by 6 percent during the same period.


 
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