Investing To overcome challenges
Friday, 24 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Freeport, as reported on the front page, has invested €24.5 million in four new state of the art cranes, in fact they are some of the largest available....
Are We on the brink?
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It might sound cliché, but the Mediterranean seems to be headed for ecological breakdown....
Roads And local councils
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The debate on the many problems that drivers face on the road has subsided, but it does not mean that the situation has improved....
Responsible Approach
Monday, 20 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
There is an old saying that describes conferences as the place where people talk but few listen, where proposals are made but are never implemented,...
Discrimination Alive and kicking
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
That discrimination is alive and well in Malta is a fact, and any argument to the contrary would be simply delusional. Of course, just about every society in the world holds its own inherent ...
Between Competiveness and making ends meet
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The line between safeguarding the country’s competitiveness on the cutthroat global stage and ensuring workers and their families are able to make ends meet is a very fine one indeed. ...
Coming Up to standard
Saturday, 18 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The news announced by the Parliamentary Secretariat for tourism, stating that tourists are not happy with two- and three-star accommodation’s physical qualities has been felt for quite some time....
Preserving And restoring our heritage
Friday, 17 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Over the past few years, Malta has advanced in leaps and bounds when it comes to the restoration of cultural heritage....
Dock 1’s Test run
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
This September will see Dock 1 transformed into its eventual destiny – a yacht marina. It is being made possible thanks to the HSBC Premier Valletta Boat Show, which will culminate in some 80 yachts being berthed in forlorn Dock 1, in Cottonera....
The Wonders of science
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Scientists have got one step nearer to giving paralysed and disabled people as normal a life as they could hope for....