The Malta Independent 28 August 2026, Friday
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Italy: Sink or swim?

Sunday, 8 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

With most Italians enjoying the Pasqua spring holiday, they can be excused for forgetting that the survival of the euro very much hinges on the success of Italy’s technocrats’ attempts...

Poverty In a proper context

Sunday, 8 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

For millennia, societies and individuals have struggled against the adverse effects of poverty. There are a myriad reasons for the onset and persistence of poverty, which are chiefly lack of skills,...

Investing In our health and wellbeing

Sunday, 8 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Government’s continual efforts to provide the very best for citizens, while aiming at a better life and a high standard of living...

Getting It wrong on Mater Dei

Sunday, 8 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In its haste to attack Mater Dei Hospital each and every single day, the Labour Party is losing its credibility....

Disability: The Real suffering

Sunday, 8 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

During the period leading up to Easter, Christians around the world are encouraged to reflect on “suffering”. In the light of this, I wish to ...

Makers Of the feel-good factor

Saturday, 7 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Elections are fought on different and various fronts. Political campaigns serve to create an environment in which people feel duty-bound to participate and in one way or another shape their future...

Progress For democracy in Burma

Saturday, 7 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Amid the chaotic democratic movements in the Middle East, on the other side of the world a victory for democracy is igniting hope for a nation...

Why Relics of a bygone age can’t possibly be credible

Thursday, 5 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Marie Louise Coleiro Preca spent part of Tuesday morning claiming and complaining that there are not enough pillows for patients at the general hospital...

The Customisation revolution

Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The last two decades were the era of hypermarkets – massive superstores that could dazzle customers with an astonishing array of standardised products....

Traffic Fine petitions: A vision for the future

Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

During the past years, my ministry submitted in Parliament a substantial number of bills (38), of which 33 have been approved....

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