The Bioethics Committee Is no place for Opus Dei
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
I’ve discovered through reading a letter published in a newspaper (a serious letter by a serious person) that Dr Michael Asciak, the chairman of Malta’s Bioethics Committee, is a member of Opus Dei. ...
The Making of modern budgets
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
No one denies that the Budget that has just been presented by the Gonzi government is well balanced and fine-tuned....
Rewarding Industriousness
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After years of indolence, incompetent management and encroaching corruption, the present Nationalist administration is facing the imminent electoral test with ever decreasing self-confidence. ...
Oh, Mother
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
It is understandable that, after all the criticism, the missed deadlines and the astronomical cost of it all, the government now wants to show the public that the new hospital is up and running. ...
Big Nanna
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Among the good news this week is that the government is telling the nanna of all nannas – also known as the European Commission – about its review of our very-unhealthy-for-a small-island departure tax, (my...
Ticking Time bomb
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Two full years had to pass before the raw material harvested in the November 2005 Census begins to make an impact on Maltese public opinion at large....
Stay The course in The Hague
Saturday, 17 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
WASHINGTON DC: After eight years on the job, Carla del Ponte is about to step down as the chief prosecutor for...
Power Resides in the people
Saturday, 17 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The mills of history are irresistible, and the prospects of the next general election loom larger on the Maltese political horizon, raising the electoral temperature, and inducing ...
Working Together to create a better Malta
Friday, 16 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Writing this article on the wake of the Mater Dei coming to life is a must. I followed closely the migration programme which was carried out with utmost care, diligently, in order for one thing to follow another....
Friday Wisdom: Lost Composure
Friday, 16 November 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Ever since the Prime Minister decided not to go for a general election on this side of Christmas I perceive a certain loss of composure and self-confidence on the...