The Birth of Christ: It’s Christmas, not Xmas
Friday, 24 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s Christmas and, on the eve of the birth of Jesus Christ, it is usually the time to make some reflections on the meaning of that event more than 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem....
Mater Dei Hospital - A Good word
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
On most occasions, Mater Dei Hospital is in the news for the wrong reasons. ...
Lockerbie – 22 Years on - Still more questions than answers
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The 22nd anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing – the worst terrorist attack in history on British soil, and the worst terrorist attack that Malta can claim any sort of relation to – was commemorated on Tuesday....
Strike Called off - Petrol station panic
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The strike by petrol station owners has been called off, at least for the time being. The stakeholders – the GRTU, Enemalta and the government – have held healthy discussions over...
Christmas Decorations - Twinkle, twinkle little lights
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Is it just our impression or are there really much more Christmas lights shining out from so many homes?There was a Xarabank programme on the many Christmas lights which also showed entire ...
Neighbours Must look out for each other
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The recent wave of burglaries, whether petty or otherwise, coinciding with the Christmas festivities, indicates that there is a growing number of criminals in desperate search for ...
Too Much division
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
An interview carried recently in this newspaper has once again sparked the debate on whether a Trades Union Council should be set up. And, judging by the way unions are attacking each other, such a prospect seems to be very unlikely at this mo...
Christmas Together: A message of unity
Monday, 20 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The Milied Flimkien (Christmas Together) activity held in the days leading up to Christmas is one of the very few occasions we have each year when the political and spiritual leaders of the country address the nation within minutes of each other....
Air Malta: The Role of the tourism industry
Monday, 20 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association last week expressed its concern at not being involved in the current talks being held with regard to the restructuring of Air Malta. ...
Copenhagen, Cancun And Durban
Sunday, 19 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The kinds of changes necessary to combat the menace of climate change are not easily achieved. It is all well and good to say the world’s economies need to commit to reductions in ...