Malta Press Digest - August 18 to August 24

Wednesday24: From the International Herald Tribune, Gary Milhollin in Malta, writes about American concerns on Iran's nuclear programme; Bush - Gorbachev summit memorial needs maintenance; The recollections of a 1950s reporter; Alfred Sant says EU rules are creating new problems and disillusionment with EU membership has become widespread; MLP says Malta should buy Libyan oil at preferential rates; Malta does not yet have a global strategy against corruption, Council of Europe report says; From Central Minnesota's St Cloud Times, Malta Study Centre meets funding targets
Tuesday23: Government to introduce new measures on repatriation of illegal immigrants; Joe Vella Bonnici discusses the official pre-budget document; LeoBrincat on the government's weaknesses in news management; Il-Partit Laburista jsellem lill-ex-Prim Ministru Lord Gerald Strickland; The founder of the Tramps is dead
Monday22: BBC Wildlife magazine September issue focuses on Malta's illegal hunting; Lino Spiteri on the Gaza pull out; Marisa Micallef on Malta's Mars and Venus
Sunday21: 40% of Maltese citizens assess Malta's accession to EU positvely, 60% assess it negatively; Timely Malta conference of influenza specialists; Mediterranean sea-storm claims life of 24 illegal immigrants; Sunday Times special correspondent says that it is 'very doubtful that Europe is interested in stemming this flow of illegal immigrants'; Paul P. Borg on the dream of social history; Juan Ameen on the Maltese, sex and the net; Daphne Caruana Galizia on sky horror stories; The Maltese Bishops have nothing left to give and to say, says Lou Bondi; False competition and cooking the books by Alfred Mifsud; The wimps of Europe by Charles Flores; Sharon Ellul Bonici on the need to revive tourism; A government appointed chairperson questions the 'current mania in the PN or parts of government to centralise everything'; Salvador Dali’s book on Malta to be re-issued soon; BirdLife complaint trapped in bureaucracy; Josette Ciappara on the drama festival
Saturday20: AD criticizes the Government for sidelining rent law reform; Public Transport Association starts dismissing employees; Herman Grech asks whether Maltese are racist and xenophobic, and more by Ranier Fsadni; Ariadne Massa on 50 years of government information; J.G. Vassallo on transport shortcomings; Helena Dalli dwar hasil ta' l-imhuh
Friday19: Government calls on UNHCR for additional help and UNHCR voices concern on Malta remarks on FT; Malta should focus on specific sectors 'to make the best of EU accession', according to Malta Business Bureau; Marie-Claire Bonavia on the 20th world youth day; Zjara qasira ta' Mike Tyson f'Malta; Alfred Grixti dwar l-ghaqda fl-MLP; Daniela Attard Bezzina dwar l-ewwel passi fuq l-art Maltija
Thursday18: Malta President meets Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle; From Cheshire Online, MDHC in running to operate Malta's Grand Docks system; Opposition leader’s visit in Australia continues; Sir Paul Judge to speak at Malta conference