The Malta Independent 13 August 2026, Thursday
View E-Paper

Opinions

Tackling the dementia challenge

Sunday, 30 August 2015, 09:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Justyne Caruana

We are here to serve the country in the best interests of its people. That would be an understatement, considering the amount of work already accomplished in our first two years of this legislature....

No holiday breaks in our work

Sunday, 23 August 2015, 10:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Justyne Caruana

For schoolchildren and many families, the summer holidays are nearing the end. That does not mean that everyone else was on holiday, since many still have to provide what the rest of the country needs...

Nisa Laburisti and wombs for hire

Sunday, 23 August 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Michael Asciak

Right in the middle of summer, when people are least wont to think about complex scientific, social and political issues, Nisa Laburisti, the female wing of the Labour Party, drop a very well...

The teachings of a morally bankrupt government

Sunday, 23 August 2015, 07:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

It is not easy to approach a stranger in the street and express your worries regarding the development of society and the effect it may have on the most important things in life. Yet, since my last...

Balm of mercy for the family

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 10:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Bishop Mario Grech

The family: locus of shelter and love  When the silvery moon glimmers in the evening summer sky my mind dwells upon those who at the end of a day’s work return home. Many open the door of...

Libya: Truce or Apocalypse?

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Mohamed Mufti

The supposedly final session of the Libyan Reconciliation Dialogue ended in Geneva last Wednesday with a press release saying: “The talks were held in a positive atmosphere, with the different...

Bring it on! We’re here to serve

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Justyne Caruana

Bringing down waiting lists by 12.8 per cent and assessments by 61.5 per cent in respect of elderly people to be admitted to residential homes is no mean feat to accomplish within 12 months, but...

Much ado about Delimara gas plant

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago George M Mangion

It is satisfying to note the high rate of growth in gross domestic product which brings with it a steady increase in demand for energy – having reached a peak demand of 430 Mw which is expected...

Equity, prudence and mercy

Sunday, 16 August 2015, 09:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Michael Asciak

If ever there were three virtues that are needed in moral philosophy today, I guess that the three bearing the title to this article would be them. The first virtue, Equity, has its roots not only in...

  • don't miss