Closure Of HSBC branch at Tarxien
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A few days ago Tarxien clients of the HSBC received a note from Mr Ray Briffa, Head of Branch Banking and Deputy ...
Britain’s Christian Roots
Monday, 6 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain is a modern, multicultural and multi-faith society. Nevertheless its complex diversity can never be used as a pretext to sideline, even minutely, its outstanding and indubitable Christian heritage....
May Human rights not be disabled
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Early in December the United Nations posits day focusing attention on life-challenged people, human rights, and the value of volunteering. Last October, Pope Benedict XVI stated “… ...
The Living wage – A mirage
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to Caroline Galea’s article entitled “The living wage paradox” (TMIS, 28 November) in which she sang the praises of the encyclical Rerum Novarum, issued by Pope Leo X111 in 1891, which dealt with the condition of labourers d...
Abortion In ‘hard cases’
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Paul Vincenti and others in the anti-abortion movement call themselves pro-life because it sounds better even though it is obviously not true. They constantly destroy life by eating, trampling, swatting, ...
An Open letter to Mepa
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Dear Mepa, as protectors of the environment in Malta, we write to you about development applications for sites at Portomaso, in particular with reference to approved Outline Development Permit PA01270/95, and current application PA04096/08....
A Decision of “madness: proportions!
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
I just couldn’t believe what I was reading in all newspapers when certain details of the reform in public transport were announced by “bulldozer” Minister Dr Austin Gatt, namely the decision to charge higher bus fares to tourists....
A Political pyrrhic victory
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
The first half of the editorial “A victory of dubious merit” (TMIS, 28 November) is a timely piece on the Delimara Power Station extension (DPSe) saga; but when the subject switches from the EC ‘investigation’ to technical aspects, it goes downhill....
To Be an early bird
Saturday, 4 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
To be an “early bird to catch the worm” I’m promising myself that rather than waiting for January to think up and s...
Homegrown Terror?
Saturday, 4 December 2010, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
The bomb planted in Transport Malta’s offices on Thursday was nothing sh...