Focus On opinion-makers
Saturday, 27 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 21 years ago
Malta Independent
A viable democracy thrives on dependable information. For one thing, the routine of government must be publicized, More importantly, democratic government must have its fingers on the electoral pulse....
A Different kind of anger
Friday, 26 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 21 years ago
Malta Independent
I am angry. So is practically all the population. This is the state of mind for all of us except for the perpetrators who have taken it upon themselves to intimidate not only politicians and journalists,...
Managing Expectations
Friday, 26 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 21 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the trickiest aspects in the euro changeover project is ensuring that the process will be inflation neutral. Militating against this objective is the natural inclination to expect an impulse of inflation from the ...
After The Cuban missile crisis: Now it’s Watergate
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
After the bakers’ demand that the price of a hobza should be raised by one cent – an event treated by politicians and journalists like the Cuban missile crisis – we have a thrilling new debacle on our hands. ...
Rationalisation Of development boundaries: A transparent and fair process
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Cabinet has decided on a set of criteria upon which decisions relating to amendments to the development boundary are to be based. The rationalisation process is required to address anomalies that resulted from the 1989 exercise. ...
Gerrymandering
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Every once in a while a particular word which is associated with a particular incident finds its way into the local vocabulary. ...
Without Comment
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
From my perusal of the draft proceedings of the exchange I had in Parliament with the Investment, Industry and IT Minister Gatt regarding Maltacom’s privatisation, one may confirm that the minister did not deny that that the fact that Malta dealt with onl...
Promoting Global cyber-security
Monday, 22 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Governments across the world have in recent years been working towards one common goal – that of global connectivity through the proliferation of information and communications technologies. ...
Come Next month, can we cope?
Monday, 22 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 21 years ago
Malta Independent
So now Eurostat – that arm of the European Union which turns out comparative statistics on EU member states – is telling us we are definitely not the highest taxed nation among the member states. ...
Two Maltas?
Sunday, 21 May 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
So which Malta do you feel part of? The Malta that is annoyed at the ridiculous cost of flying in and out of this island, or the Malta that worries and moans about the price of bread? ...