Getting Out of recession
Monday, 18 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
So now it is official. Malta is in a recession. According to published figures, since we had a decrease in growth for two consecutive quarters, Malta has officially entered a recession...
A Sunday Of elections – hostages to Greece
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Three crucial elections are being held today. In France, President Hollande hopes to see his socialist party take control of Parliament, as this will give him better prospects for ...
U-turn Coming on energy prices
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
For months, the party in government has been laughing its head off at Labour’s claim that it can and will cut electricity rates....
Gozo Losing out to low cost carriers
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s been several years since my last holiday in Gozo.The first reason for this is that during my last few visits there...
Notes On a humid Saturday afternoon
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The General Workers Union felt it necessary to release a press statement saying that it would boycott last Friday’s party thrown by the British High Commission to mark the ...
Will Rio Turn into a damp squib?
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
While I could not agree more with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon that the Rio+20 Earth Summit is too important to fail, indications ...
Where Are the Syrian peacemakers?
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Much has been said about the similarities between the chaos in Syria and the Balkan wars of the 1990s, but while the prolonged killing may indeed be reminiscent,...
Future Of the euro: Malta’s reason for fear
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Today, Greece goes to the polls for the second time in less than a month. The outcome of this election in the country that prides itself on being the birthplace of democracy ...
Moment In Time - The authors of our misfortunes
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Spaniards, in the best bullfighter spirit, determinedly preferred not to refer to it as a bailout, but it certainly was. Caught in their own Quixotian condition, ...
The Maltese Speech Engine
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Access to information is crucial in today’s society. What use is there for information that cannot be accessed? How can a visually impaired or illiterate person use information...