Banding: look before you leap
Sunday, 6 April 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
This government has undoubtedly taken some laudable steps in the area of education since it took power a little over a year ago. In fact, a recent editorial in this newspaper heaped praise on the...
Presidency:
Today is the big day
Friday, 4 April 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Today, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca will be sworn in as Malta’s ninth President. She will be the Republic’s second woman President and she will be the second president from Qormi, like her...
Reshuffle:
Time to settle down and get back to business
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 11:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday said that he believed the cabinet shuffle was carried out at the right time. He may very well be right. Parliament is rising for its Easter recess...
Internet:
The dangers that lurk beneath
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 07:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The internet has become part and parcel of everyday life. It is an amazing tool that facilitates our lives so much. The younger generations keep picking up technology at a rate that is phenomenal. An...
Presidency:
Changing of the guard
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 07:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Yesterday, President George Abela inspected his last Freedom Day Guard of Honour outside the palace. He will soon be stepping down to pass on the baton to Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, who will be sworn...
Reshuffle:
Now that the dust has settled, we ask ‘why?’
Monday, 31 March 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The question we ask on our front page is not related really, in essence, to China. What we are asking is why Prime Minister Joseph Muscat decided to give the Health Ministry portfolio to Konrad...
Reconnecting with kids in an interconnected world
Sunday, 30 March 2014, 11:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta tomorrow celebrates the 35th anniversary of Freedom Day, a day on which we commemorate the withdrawal of the British military from Malta. To today’s younger generation those events...
Transport:
Horse races should not be held on the roads
Saturday, 29 March 2014, 07:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta is a small island with a snaking road network that is, challenging to navigate, to say the least. We often sit in traffic for hours on end because of some form of accident or another. Often we...
Civil Unions Bill:
Too late now, Mr President
Friday, 28 March 2014, 08:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The rumours and reports that President George Abela is refusing to sign the Civil Union Bill have long been circulating and, it would seem have finally received confirmation of sorts from the...
Tourism:
Fixing the things that matter
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 08:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Malta depends on tourism, this is fact. We also have a pretty good package on offer. We are multi-lingual, the country has beaches and plenty of sun all year round and we have that X-factor. As the...