We’re Such a trusting lot
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
We learn from the latest Eurobarometer survey that 51 per cent of the population “trusts the government”. ...
The Plight to put the patient first
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Reference is made to the article “MUMN always places the patient first” (TMID, 17 January) by Rudolph Cini....
Not In my backyard
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
The Nationalist Party in government has always believed in showing solidarity to that section of society that really needs it – so much so that as soon as Lawrence Gonzi was appointed Prime Minister, he appointed ...
The Gama Saga
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Even though Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi tried to give the impression on Smash TV that the government had nothing to do with the Gama Textiles project in Malta, this was perhaps one of the very first projects to ...
Hey, Let’s quote
Monday, 23 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
I was not surprised that Leo Brincat sounded so taken aback by the fact that a “NET TV anchorman” dared criticise the Nationalist government. Something like that would be totally alien to him, coming from a party run like an army barracks....
The Prerogative of non-transparency
Monday, 23 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
Were it not for irregular immigration, I would have thought that we are not blessed with the existence of a Home Affairs Ministry. ...
Staying Slim or staying faithful?
Monday, 23 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
According to a story in The Malta Independent on Sunday last week, a recent survey in an Italian psychology magazine about what people view as the worst of human sins, revealed that overeating is considered to be ...
Silence Would be more appropriate
Sunday, 22 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Leader of the Opposition appears to be wringing the last possible drop of political gain from the accidental death of a young woman in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Standing outside the Mediterranean Conference Centre, near...
Inverse Yield curve
Sunday, 22 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
For the non-financial sophisticate, inverse yield curve occurs when the interest rate on long-term deposits is lower than interest rate applicable for similar deposit for a shorter term. ...
A Hectic Strasbourg session
Sunday, 22 January 2006, 00:00
Last update: about 22 years ago
Malta Independent
When I arrived at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg last Monday I was confronted with a battle scene. ...