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TOP NEWS | Sunday, 28 October 2007

The great Caravaggio swindle
Caravaggio is the undisputed master of the chiaroscuro. But 400 years since his eventful visit to Malta, he would be shocked to see some of his greatest works obscured into oblivion – while the limelight is being shone on paintings of shady repute...

Spiteri, Farrugia question wisdom of Sant’s tax-free overtime
Mimicking French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Alfred Sant has once again set the country’s agenda by proposing that all overtime should be made tax-free...

Gonzi undecided whether to contest two districts
“He has not decided yet whether to contest on more than one district,” sources close to the Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi have told this newspaper about the PM’s hesitation over a candidature on two districts...

OPINIONS

Saviour Balzan: The Mintoffian Richter scale

Pamela Hansen: Banal entertainment and prejudiced information

Anna Mallia: Recycling of programmes

Raphael Vassallo:Age shall wither them

NEWS | Sunday, 28 October 2007

Palm tree owners on killer insect alert in Malta

New Sea Bank hotel set to rise to 10 floors

Rural towns’ kids excel in Junior Lyceum exams

Did Sant steal Gonzi’s Christmas budget?

MTA to develop marine park as private investors stay away

Breast screening programme under scrutiny

Government to go ahead with neutering programme

Irish police drop case against Muscat’s son

SAD and lonely in Malta

Independent editor publishes wife’s letter against Daphne

The winter of our shame

Winter is once more upon us, and yet again the cold and rain have had their usual effect on the most vulnerable members of our society... Editorial >

Politics with moderation
Siggiewi mayor Robert Musumeci says he belongs to a group of moderate politicians in the Nationalist party. Is this the sign of new life for a government that has been in power for 20 years? ...
Interview by Matthew Vella >

OPINIONS

John Dalli: Raining promises

Evarist Bartolo: Tricking voters

MT ELECTORAL WATCH
Safe hands make good stew
The Prime Minister may not be so good at comebacks. He plays to great audiences, stringing slogans and inspirational platitudes together effortlessly, begetting cheer and euphoria and other essential emotions required of one’s participation in the democratic system...

The Julian Manduca Award