Corruption allegations and electricity provision
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 11:13
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In the third week of the election campaign we are still discussing Labour’s proposals regarding energy. The proposal has been dissected and pushed this way and that both by experts...
Boosting our workforce
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 08:11
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the main reasons why we have low female participation in the workforce is the lack of childcare facilities. Those mothers who do return to the workforce, more often than not, end up...
Another threat to ratings
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 08:43
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Credit ratings agency Fitch has released a report saying that an ageing population is set to have a severe impact on the Maltese economy unless the necessary reforms take place. If reforms are not...
A surreal atmosphere
Monday, 21 January 2013, 08:31
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The energy debate was still a predominant force during the second week of the election campaign, and it does not seem likely that the discussion on the Labour Party’s proposals will stop. It is...
Standard and poor reactions
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 09:48
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The reactions from both political parties to this week’s downgrading by the Standard and Poor’s credit ratings agency were at once both standard and poor. Just after the agency...
Who’s line is it anyway?
Saturday, 19 January 2013, 08:22
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Sometimes one has to wonder. What possessed the Labour Party to withdraw the participation of its leader, Joseph Muscat, in a live televised debate to be organized by Xarabank on 1...
Credit downgrade still needs to be dealt with
Friday, 18 January 2013, 09:18
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
With all the to-ing and fro-ing on the issue of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of Malta’s credit rating, the political parties seem to have forgotten one thing – the issue still...
MP accountability, something we can all agree on
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 08:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following the stark division between the two main political parties on the way forward for the country’s energy supply, this week’s news that both parties’ leaders are in favour of...
We’re all experts now
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 10:55
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This election will long be remembered for its focus on energy. One week after PL came out with their plan to reduce energy bills, the air has been filled with claim and counter-claim, with proposal...
The first meaningful proposal
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 09:20
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Opposition leader Joseph Muscat yesterday announced that a Labour government would revise the current parliamentary situation and would tie politicians’ honoraria with their attendance in...