The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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Dying To be thin

Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

If anyone thought that The Malta Independent was overstating the dangers of the internet in promoting eating disorders, then one might simply want to turn on the television....

A Sea change

Monday, 25 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Malta is best loved for our culture, food, and deep blue seas. Yes, we have tried to diversify our tourism product, and we have also tried to broaden our own horizons in terms of culture....

The Bigger picture

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

If there was ever a time in recent memory for national political unity, that time is now. The country is facing two practically unprecedented challenges - in the form of the ec...

Are We in a muddle?

Saturday, 23 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The government seems to have got itself into a muddle. On Monday evening, the health authorities signed an agreement with the doctors’ union, but soon after,...

Resistance To change

Friday, 22 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

It was fitting that the youngest Member of Parliament raised the issue of lacking IT equipment for lawyers to use in the law courts....

Time For an LCC base

Thursday, 21 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

That the global and local tourism markets are in a slump is undeniable, as are the reasons behind the slump....

Is It liberalisation or modernisation?

Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The Cabinet of ministers on Monday approved the immediate liberalisation of the coach and minibus sectors of transport....

Riding Out the storm

Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

Statistics released by the EU’s statistical arm Eurostat yesterday confirmed the deep mire that the Maltese manufacturing sector finds itself in with a drop of 35 per cent in exports for the month of February....

For Safer roads

Monday, 18 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is incredible how many traffic infringements one notices while driving, at any time of day and on both major arteries and residential roads....

Out Of synch with the world

Sunday, 17 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

All the recent indicators from the world's largest economies speak of the much-feared recession already lifting, with all sorts of green shoots appearing in most areas. The worst seems to ...

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