Mater Dei Hospital: The Wrong attitude
Friday, 21 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
There are ways, and there are ways.Patients at Mater Dei Hospital get top treatment. ...
Ministers’ Honoraria: Nice gesture, but is it enough?
Friday, 21 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The Nationalist Party parliamentary group last Wednesday decided that the increase in the honoraria for ministers and parliamentary secretaries, which they have been receiving since 2008, is refunded...
Eco-contributions Polemic: Reason prevails
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Reason, courtesy of the Ombudsman, has finally prevailed in the long drawn out eco-contributions polemic....
Dominoes: What Now for the Maghreb and Middle East?
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It is mesmerising when it happens. A train of dominoes is set off, racing ever faster as one knocks down the other. Uphill, downhill and around corners; it matters not. ...
Fiscal Governance: Back in the good books
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It was indeed positive news to hear that the EU Council has stopped excessive deficit procedures against Malta....
Local Councils: Why people have lost their faith in the system
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The news that Sliema councillors have been arrested on allegations of fraud, bribery and misappropriation of council funds has sent another shockwave through members of the public ...
Diplomacy: The Bridge to North Africa
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The events of Friday night were hectic to say the least. As rumours on international news stations intensified that former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was seeking refuge in Malta, local media scrambled into action....
The Tourism product: An atrophic death
Monday, 17 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A long time ago, it was a quiet little fishing village. Its natural beauty and the beautiful view of St Paul’s islands in the distance then made it the ideal place where to set up a summer home. ...
Remuneration: Acting Responsibly
Monday, 17 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The recent revelation that government was forging ahead with its plans to raise the remuneration paid to Ministers and Members of Parliament took a completely new twist last week. ...