Squatters: Gypsies In our midst?
Saturday, 18 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The authorities really have set a precedent. In presenting ‘campers’ with eviction notices at the tal-Magħluq bay in Marsaxlokk, a whole can of worms ...
Radiation: What Does it do to us?
Friday, 17 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Researchers in Japan have concluded that exposure to radioactive material released into the environment near Fukushima has caused mutations in butterflies....
Roadworks: Bad Planning and illogical decisions
Friday, 17 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Roadworks in Ċirkewwa and the Mellie?a Bypass seem to have taken their toll on the Gozitan economy with the Gozo Tourism Association...
Changing Times: A generation of workaholics
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Since the 2008 bubble burst, the West came to the dawning realisation – our way of life is unsustainable; we are living on credit and beyond our means....
Environment: Mercaptan, What next?
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
On 4 August a damning indictment by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority’s now former audit officer was published against the authority for its handling, or rather, its non-handling of Enemalta when it came to the illegal disposal of mercaptan...
Democracy: Egypt’s Power struggle
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Egypt’s president seems to have gained the upper hand over the country’s military by dismissing the top generals and by seizing back powers that the military seized from the office, although the implications of the move remain to be seen....
Għar Lapsi: An Accident waiting to happen
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Għar Lapsi is a beautiful scenic spot. It is popular with bathers, small boat owners and anglers....
Troubles: Is Egypt Losing control of the Sinai Peninsula?
Monday, 13 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Last week, both Egypt and Israel were involved in military operations that resulted in the killing of six militant gunmen in the desolate Sinai Peninsula...
Infrastructure: Upgrading The Coast Road
Monday, 13 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
When a planning application was submitted to Mepa to upgrade and widen the Coat Road last week, the issue which grabbed the headlines was that some 2,100 trees will be uprooted...
IVF And morality: a slippery slope for all
Sunday, 12 August 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The government has very obviously gone to great lengths to make the proposed IVF Bill, or rather the Embryo Protection Bill, as appeasing as possible to the country’s ...