How Much should sex matter?
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Jenna Talackova reached the finals of Miss Universe Canada last month, before being disqualified because she was not a “natural born” female. The tall, beautiful blonde told the ...
Is ACTA As dead as a dodo?
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
That ACTA lacked clarity from the word ‘go’ was not something that happened by default but rather by design.The fact that the EU Commission has agreed on the legal submission for referral ...
The Expediency of sacrificing human life
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
“And you do not consider that it is profitable for us that one man should die instead of the nation, and not that the whole nation perish.” This quotation from the gospel of St John puts down in a single ...
A Time for reflection for the global citizen
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
We are all citizens of the same planet, a planet of diversity, a planet of different peoples and of different cultures beliefs and convictions. My conviction however is that we are all global ...
Ailing Gozo Hospital
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
That the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) in Gozo lacks modern equipment, which guarantees an acceptable level of sterility and safety to patients, was not...
A Parliament On holiday
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It took some cheek for the Labour Party to cry foul when Parliament was adjourned for an Easter recess of 26 days, when in 1997 it had done the same thing during its short-lived administration....
Dom’s Daughter, fuel and public protests
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I have yet to see the much-debated Dear Dom documentary, but it has certainly given his daughter Yana a convenient platform from which to push for a seat in the next parliament....
Renewable Energy for Europe
Saturday, 14 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Union has always been steadfast in maintaining a shift to renewable energy at the top of its priority list. To date, Europe leads the world in clean energy investments. Experts in the field of sustainability and ...
Overcoming Age-related stereotypes
Friday, 13 April 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The official opening of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 is taking place today...