IMF Top job up for grabs
Friday, 20 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The resignation of disgraced IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has sparked off a global scramble to land the top job in the IMF....
Gee Thanks!
Friday, 20 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
After weeks on end of avoiding the media and refusing to take questions from journalists, the anti-divorce movement yesterday took part in a recorded television press conference under the strict control o...
Arab Spring, European Summer
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
For some countries, the so-called Arab Spring, for all intents and purposes has come and gone. Egypt and Tunisia, for example, have usurped their long-time dictators. In others, the struggle continues. Libya remains an ...
Commission Will fine-tune what has been proposed
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Anyone who thinks that the exercise of submitting the Government of Malta’s report on Air Malta to the European Commission as being a rubber stamping exercise is barking ...
No Leg to stand on
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
He has the pedigree. While there are people who will claim that dirty tricks have been played on Dominique Strauss-Kahn, now that he has been arrested and e...
Is It Astrid Vella’s Mepa now?
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Consider all that happened before.There was this application, late enough (not due to the applicant, but the new bus service begins on 3 July) for a bus depot in a field in Żebbu...
Crazes Lead to deaths
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Some of the major news stations have carried a story about the tragic death of a 20-year-old Australian. The new craze is “planking”. It started out as silly stunts where peop...
Are We ultra-conservative or extremely liberal?
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This country seems to swing radically between uptight conservatism and an “anything goes” mentality leading one to wonder whether this is in...
Worrying Incidents - When news just floods in
Monday, 16 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The ever improving reach of the media, not only the professional corps, but also bloggers, tweeters, flickrs has ensured that news is available on tap. It’s rather like a ...
Political Responsibility - A false sense of security
Monday, 16 May 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Last week this newspaper argued editorially that resignations, supposedly the epoch of democracy, accountability, and transparency, are somewhat hard to come by for ...