PAC: The deconstruction of a spin
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 11:38
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
These are early days and the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has only concluded two meetings on the Auditor General’s report on fuel procurement at...
Bendy bus fires: Something is seriously wrong here
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 07:38
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Three buses do not just catch fire in three days. If there was an isolated incident, it would be one thing. But there is a pattern emerging and well, the facts speak for themselves. Arriva on Monday...
Crime: Stopping the beach thieves
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 09:20
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As summer rolls through its last month, the increasing frequency of beach thefts has been highlighted. There was a time when you could leave anything you liked on the beach. A cursory nod...
Social media has changed the world – Malta included
Monday, 26 August 2013, 07:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In this issue, we poke fun on our front page at an incident which unfolded in Sliema. To cut a long story short, two men were involved in a driving altercation and the whole thing was...
A million a month
Sunday, 25 August 2013, 08:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It has been officially confirmed that Malta has received an average of €1 million a month from European Union funds to help the country deal with the influx of illegal migrants into the country...
Too close for comfort
Saturday, 24 August 2013, 08:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Those who now express shock at the Minister for the Interior, his assistant, the Police Commissioner etc in the case of the mix-up regarding a man who was accused of something he did not do, would do...
Ecuador: Plug pulled on ambitious ecology scheme
Friday, 23 August 2013, 07:33
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the most ambitious global ecology schemes put forward to date has suddenly come crashing down as the proponents of it are massively let down with promises broken by many of the world’s...
Bird hunting: Stiffer deterrents and heavier fines required
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 07:49
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Just days after the government announced the dates of this year’s autumn hunting season, which does not begin until next month, the first reports of illegal hunting, in four different locations...
Priestly abuse: Playing around with responsibility issues
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 08:02
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
We had expressed our opinion on this subject once, but of course, the powers that be in the Maltese Church took no notice of us. The Curia’s legal representatives recently made their...
Economy: Is it all pie in the sky?
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Union last week announced that the eurozone had finally emerged from its longest recession period ever. Politicians Europe-wide back slapped and smiled. The worst is...