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 ...