Multiple sclerosis:
Giving patients some dignity
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease. It is an erosion of the nervous system and affects the flow of information within the brain and body. Victims of MS...
General assembly:
Russia wants to keep Ukraine off UN radar
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 08:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As world leaders, including Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, gather at the United Nations this week, the US and its European allies are consumed by...
Hunting:
No knee-jerk reactions now
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 08:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The temptation is always there. But maybe public policy should not be run on knee-jerks, inspired by an event, distasteful though it may be. The...
Referendum:
Scots must heal divide
Monday, 22 September 2014, 07:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following a long campaign that brought floods of relief for some and bitter disappointment for others, Scotland is still recovering after voting to...
Independence: one nation, one day
Sunday, 21 September 2014, 10:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Today, Malta celebrates its independence for the first time as a nation totally united. No blues or reds, no boycotts and no petty partisan politics. Today, thanks to a bout of maturity on the part of...
Report card: must do better
Saturday, 20 September 2014, 11:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
There will, no doubt, be a deluge of self-congratulatory messages today and tomorrow to mark Malta’s first 50 years of independence. We may spend 99% of the time bickering in what we...
Health promotion:
Bring back quarantine
Friday, 19 September 2014, 07:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Like a storm about to break, yesterday’s news about a ship carrying a possible Ebola case deeply shocked the country. What has been talked about...
You’re really on your own, Dr Sant
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 08:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
We publish in today’s issue, the ‘explanation’ if that is the correct word, MEP Alfred Sant gave for his abstention in the European Parliament...
Public transport:
We may be OK as it is
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 07:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
If it were indeed possible, perhaps the best outcome for the future of public transport in Malta is to remain as it is, rather than undertake a new and maybe...