The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
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The National interest

Monday, 4 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Labour Party has its reasons as to why it has not agreed to pairing arrangements in Parliament. Pairing is normally granted ...

Living In a different world

Sunday, 3 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The past weeks have not been easy on the government, what with Maroni’s invective, the deficit figures and possible repercussions from the EU, a hardened and embittered Opposition opposing at ...

Rights And duties

Saturday, 2 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The day dedicated to workers was celebrated yesterday – and although the circumstances that had originally led to its setting up are no longer valid today, such a remembrance offers the opportunity to ...

The Fifth anniversary

Friday, 1 May 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

It was five years ago today that Malta officially became a member of the European Union. It seems like yesterday.On 1 May 2004, Malta began its new journey, one that has given the country political stability ...

A Friend for life

Thursday, 30 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

World Book Day was celebrated some days ago to promote the importance of reading. At a time when the printing industry is in decline as more and more people read less and less, one day of commemoration is ...

Of Public transport and roads

Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Another long hot summer is to be expected when the government pushes through its plans for a major overhaul in the public transport system....

The Hunting obsession

Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Federation for Hunting and Conservation – Malta (FKNK) has condemned the shooting of birds as reported by BirdLife Malta during a press conference last Monday,...

Unions’ Narcissism

Monday, 27 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with a reflection he did not realise was his own. In modern day, anyone in love with himself is often described...

It’s Structural and needs structural remedies

Sunday, 26 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, this paper highlighted the figures published two days before by the National Statistics Office, which showed that the government deficit (the shortfall between recurrent revenue and total expenditure) for ...

Parenting – The hardest job

Saturday, 25 April 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

That parenting is the hardest job – and it is unpaid too – is not something that is being discovered now. But the more time passes and the way society is developing is making this “job”, if we can call it that way, even more difficult....

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