The Malta Independent 28 July 2026, Tuesday
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Success… But at what cost?

Saturday, 22 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The issue has finally been resolved. 46 boat people were yesterday flown to Spain after having been involved in a diplomatic standoff....

Important Win for Malta

Friday, 21 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Spanish government’s decision to send a military aircraft to take most of the 51 illegal immigrants on board a Spanish trawler outside Malta’s territorial waters is an important victory for Malta....

No Token gestures

Thursday, 20 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The European Union’s plans to create rapid reaction teams of border guards is music to the ears....

Never-ending Story

Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Nearly 10 years ago, the then Malta Council for Economic Development (MCED) was entrusted with a difficult and controversial task: to examine the welfare system in Malta and to analyse those areas that were in need of revision....

Act To avert crisis

Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s offer to host a preparatory meeting to an EU-African Union (AU) ministerial conference should set the ball rolling in dealing with the illegal immigration and repatriation issue....

Oil Prices could skyrocket

Monday, 17 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The new tensions in the Middle East have caused oil prices to spike up to almost $80 per barrel of crude - a shocking price to say the least....

A World Cup Won twice

Sunday, 16 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

This is an incredible country where at night people go round honking horns, waving flags, drinking and making a terrific noise and fuss, just because the national team of another country won the World Cup in the ...

Risking A regional war

Saturday, 15 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Israel has retaliated to the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon sending shockwaves throughout the Middle East and raising concerns in the West that the situation is fast getting out of hand....

Prevention Is better than cure

Friday, 14 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The solution is simple. Our parks and monuments need to be under surveillance through the installation of CCTV cameras....

Consolidating Malta’s IT Sector

Thursday, 13 July 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Last week the government and International Business Machines, better known as IBM, signed a vertical strategic alliance (VSA) that aims to continue placing the future of Malta’s economy in the area of information and communications technologies (ICT)....

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