The Malta Independent 24 May 2024, Friday
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Swift Action prompted by court

Monday, 17 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The law courts often come in for criticism for lack of decisive action, however one must praise the inquiring magistrate in the Balluta sewage leak inquiry....

Is It just moonshine?

Sunday, 16 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Pre-election time is an exciting period for parties. A party considers its work for the outgoing legislature to have been completed and focuses on what it would like to spend the next one doing....

Here We go again

Saturday, 15 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The world reeled as oil prices skyrocketed over past years – yet we have learnt to deal with it. The crisis has by no means abated, prices hover at around $80 per barrel, ...

Finally, Some research and development

Friday, 14 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Many might not see it as being groundbreaking, but the Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences has finally come up trumps with a breeding project....

Political Party financing

Thursday, 13 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Political party funding has been on the country’s agenda for quite some time, although little has been done other than a public debate which erupts every now and then before fizzling out....

The Real effects

Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Labour Party deputy leader for parliamentary affairs, Charles Mangion, may have hit the nail on the head, in political terms, when he described the economic situation during a meeting for MLP activists last Sunday....

Change And renewal

Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

With a few months to go before the general election is held, the question that is on everyone’s lips is whether the Nationalist Party will win a third successive term in office...

You Did us proud

Monday, 10 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There were 11 lions on the pitch at Ta’ Qali last Saturday – quite simply a fantastic performance was put in by each and every member of the Malta squad in the 2-2 draw against Turkey in a Euro 2008 qualifying match....

Cost Over-runs and spin over-runs

Sunday, 9 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

In the absence of real political debate, even though we are on the eve of a general election, rather than either side having a strategy and keeping to it, they seem more inclined to follow anything the cat brings in and derive any spin from that....

Turning The corner

Friday, 7 September 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Figures released recently by the National Statistics Office show that the number of tourists who have visited Malta has risen quite sharply this year. It is certainly good news for an industry that has been suffering for quite some time....

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