Middle East:The Syrian Powder keg
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The further the situation in Syria deteriorates and rushes headlong toward an all-out civil war, the shorter the fuse attached to the powder keg that is Syria, burns....
Public Transport: Since when are ties a union matter?
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
So the General Workers’ Union saw fit to interfere in an internal company regulation and has ordered that any Arriva driver who is a GWU member and who feels too hot driving around can forego the regulation tie....
Nature: Quieter Beaches and less light pollution
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The recent event in which a loggerhead turtle laid 79 eggs in the sand in Ġnejna has generated a great deal of curiosity about these lovely creatures among beachgoers and the public at large...
Coalition: Not Business as usual
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following the announcement last Thursday that Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando was resigning from the PN parliamentary group, the Prime Minister has been trying to put on a brave face by adopting a business-as-usual approach....
Accountability: Goodwill Ambassadors should be scrutinised
Monday, 23 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The World Wildlife Fund’s Spain branch has ousted King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after deciding that his recent elephant hunting safari trip was incompatible with the goal of conserving endangered species...
Bloodshed In Syria: Are governments finally waking up?
Monday, 23 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As Malta muses over the fallout of the political crisis within the PN and the mundane and childlike political games which are being played in the runup to the inevitable general election...
Children And the justice system
Sunday, 22 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It was a good day for one child on Friday when a judge, after hearing the 10-year-old girl in private behind the closed doors of his chambers, ruled in line with her wishes to remain in Malta with ...
Roger Federer: The Greatest of all time?
Saturday, 21 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to compare different eras when it comes to sport. Too many changes occur in training metho...