Who called the shots on 11 October?
Sunday, 22 December 2013, 09:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following this newspaper’s revelation last Sunday that Malta had chosen the least effective means of going to the rescue of hundreds of Syrian refugees on 11 October, a decision that could have...
Justice:
Another blow to the system
Saturday, 21 December 2013, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Magistrate Carol Peralta dismissed calls for his resignation following the incident which saw him order the arrest of a journalist for attempting to take photographs of a party that was being held in...
A racetrack in the sea and other brilliant ideas
Friday, 20 December 2013, 07:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The government has received 21 proposals, from 17 companies, for land reclamation projects. It has appointed a committee to evaluate them on the basis of how innovative they are and their...
Law courts:
Lack of space is not the only issue
Friday, 20 December 2013, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Just as parliament wound up and rose for Christmas recess, Parliamentary Secretary for Justic e Owen Bonnici said that the law courts are facing an acute lack of space. We are not talking judicial...
EU summit:
Not much of an appetite
to discuss migration
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 08:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
EU leaders will tackle the vexed and costly issue of defence cooperation at a summit starting today, aiming for modest progress at a time when budgets everywhere are under intense...
Christmas:
Don’t overdo it with alcohol
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 08:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The government and various NGOs yesterday launched the campaign ‘Think before you drink’. Let us cut to the chase – it is no secret that Malta has never got to grips with the problem...
Passport scheme:
Parties close to agreement
Monday, 16 December 2013, 08:19
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Speaking on the radio, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday said that the government did not listen enough to stakeholders in the Passport Scheme. Coincidentally – or not – the PN leader...
Citizenship programme still idling
Sunday, 15 December 2013, 09:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It is truly incredible that weeks after the government hurriedly pushed the new-and-not-so-improved citizenship bill through Parliament, and at the same time removed the Individual Investor...
Mater Dei: Hospital
overcrowding is a
major problem
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The issue of hospital overcrowding has been in the news quite a lot of late. This newspaper first broke the story last week, when we revealed that patients were being moved around the wards to...