Tonio Fenech’s Idea of a storm in a teacup
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I would have not bothered to hold a media conference if I had no smoking gun evidence that a leading private auditing firm had written to WasteServ, the Minister of Finance, MGI – the Malta Government Investments Limited – and MIMCOL...
Privatising The Gulf
Monday, 30 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As the Arab world undergoes fundamental changes, its leaders must adapt fast or risk popular uprisings – a lesson that has not been lost on the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ...
A Long hot summer
Monday, 30 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The fact that the country is in election mode is accepted by one and all. For the first time after many years, today we have a coalition government which is, of course, not something that the Maltese voted for...
Is Malta Safe for our children?
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The news that two teenage foreign guests went missing within days of each other caused consternation and alarm....
Protecting Human rights and dignity
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In my previous column in this newspaper, I asked who will be protecting the ordinary taxpayer in the negotiations going on between the government and representatives of the ex-National Bank of Malta (NBM) shareholders, ...
A Sportive spirit in the village square
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A few days ago, the Siggiewi Local Council, with the help of the Kunsill Malta ghall-Isports and the Parliamentary Secretariat for Youth and Sport, held the first edition of the Siggiewi Summer Sports Night in its picturesque village square....
The Challenges of precarious work
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Essentially, precarious work is a non-standard contract of employment that guarantees little in the way of continuous employment and the expected benefits of full time engagement. ...
The Olympics And the Malta connection
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Friday’s opening ceremony from the Olympic Park was more than impressive. The spectacle, entitled Green and Pleasant, apparently cost over £27 million from the budget of £81 million reserved for ceremonies. ...