Helicopters:
Respect the army and servicemen
Monday, 27 January 2014, 08:07
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Labour MP Justyne Caruana has been quoted as saying that taking the helicopter trip from Gozo to rush to the airport was not exactly a nice experience and that the aircraft she flew in was a piece of...
Education moving forward
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 09:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The sheer amount of controversy stirred up by the government’s controversial citizenship programme has, undoubtedly to the Opposition’s delight, distracted the public from some of the...
Connections:
Beating Gozo’s double insularity
Friday, 24 January 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Gozo has always suffered from what can be called “double insularity”. Malta’s sister island is connected to the mainland by a ferry link – a 20 minute boat ride. There is also...
Citizenship for sale:
The fingerprint on the programme
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 08:05
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
There is an angle that has been generally overlooked in the current national controversy regarding the Individual Investor Programme: whose fingerprint is on the bill? The aim of this...
Citizenship scheme:
One-offs will not solve problems
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 07:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On the face of it, this passport for sale scheme is one other main tool in the government’s bid to rake in revenue which it will then use to improve the quality of life of the...
Citizenship scheme:
The aliens are coming
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The attention of the public on the citizenship for sale programme is being, if anything, further kindled by spin and media reports. The public’s attention has been attracted by...
Presidency:
Intriguing proposal
Monday, 20 January 2014, 08:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil has thrown in a proposal that is set to create a debate as the country prepares to welcome its new President of the Republic. In an interview in The...
Defiance will breed only more defiance
Sunday, 19 January 2014, 09:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Whatever kind of gloss the government has attempted to put on the European Parliament’s vote or the words of the European Commission this week, the simple fact remains that the vast majority of...
Heritage:
Mdina ‘taghna lkoll’
Saturday, 18 January 2014, 08:08
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Those who on a Sunday in winter love to go up to Mdina will no doubt have remarked on the lawlessness that is evident there and which seems to have increased by leaps and bounds. There was...
Malta-EU relations:
In Orban’s steps
Friday, 17 January 2014, 07:48
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
With his actions over the past days, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has put Malta squarely in the footsteps of Hungary and its maverick Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The Hungarian prime...