Closer To conclusion
Monday, 30 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The civil service collective agreement expired 16 months ago, and here we are still talking about its renewal.The interested parties – the ...
Calling The bluff or bluffing the caller?
Sunday, 29 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As matters stand, Parliament appears set for one wild ride over the coming two weeks, two weeks that could very well determine, by 9 May, whether the current government will last until the end of the legislature ...
Champions League: Memorable Upsets
Saturday, 28 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It won’t be an all-Spanish Champions League final after all.Barcelona and Real Madrid were outright favourites to make it to the Munich final on 19 May, but football is beautiful because it c...
Two Miscarriages of justice
Saturday, 28 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In the space of just over a week, there have been two cases where the judiciary were forced into clearing people accus...
A Nuclear disaster’s legacy
Friday, 27 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On 26 April, 1986 the world changed forever. The nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine blew up, sending a huge radioactive particle crowd up into the atmosphere which covered most of Europe. ...
Underestimating Poverty?
Friday, 27 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An EU survey on the social impact of the ongoing economic and financial crisis provides some interesting statistics, as far as Malta is concerned....
Sliema House collapse: What price on life?
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
No one can put a price on life. It is only those who have loved and lost who know what the meaning of true and permanent loss is. ...
Budget Vote: Not yielding an inch of ground
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Irrespective of one’s particular views on the political standoff that is now well and truly threatening to unseat the government, one must concede that the Prime Minister must have nerves of steel. ...
Rugby: It Is time to take notice
Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Following its latest victory, Malta’s rugby team is now ranked 41st in the world – yet those who play and those who follow are demanding to know why the government is not investing more in the sport....
Arriva: Need For constant monitoring
Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
We all remember those turmoil-filled days when Arriva was launched in Malta, how the system broke down because around half the bus drivers failed to turn up for work. ...