In Zapatero’s footsteps
Sunday, 20 April 2014, 10:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
This country is either astounding or else terminally schizophrenic. On Monday we had a half-full St George’s Square and a parliamentary majority...
US-Russia relations:
Scepticism on Russia in Ukraine
Saturday, 19 April 2014, 08:54
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama conveyed scepticism about Russian promises to de-escalate a volatile situation in Ukraine, and said the United State and its allies are ready to impose fresh sanctions if Moscow...
Godfrey Farrugia resignation:
Silence is golden
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 07:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Former Health Minister Godgrey Farrugia was adamant that a statement he sent out to the press by email following his resignation on 29 March had somehow been ‘deleted’. What Dr...
PN:
On the wrong side of history
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 07:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The more time passes, the more evident it becomes that the Nationalist Party is struggling to break away from the identity that caused it to lose so much support. The PN has struggled to reinvent...
Casual election:
A new member of parliament
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 07:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The House of Representatives currently has a vacant seat as a result of Marie Louise Coleiro Preca being sworn in as Malta’s ninth...
Civil Unions:
A historic day for Malta and a victory for minorities
Monday, 14 April 2014, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Tonight, our politicians will vote on the Civil Unions bill, that will grant same sex couples the same rights as a married couple in all but name. The civil unions bill is a massive step...
Enforcement and prosecution
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The enforcement against and the prosecution of certain crimes in Malta is, at times, severely lacking. Apart from the perpetual traffic and littering violations, two highly contentious examples spring...
Society:
Don’t stand so close to me
Saturday, 12 April 2014, 08:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The families of the two people who were involved in the Dingli tragedy are in the age group where they can identify with what is to be written. Sting, a Geordie from another island nation far away in...
Morality:
Public life and private life
Friday, 11 April 2014, 08:15
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Much has been said about the vetting of politicians and people who hold public office. Of course, the lines always need to be drawn, but where does one stop? A very pertinent example is...
Keeping our identity
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 07:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Data protection is one of the phrases that is doing the rounds in the news, both locally and on an international level. The government recently announced that it would be publishing a...