Why Instability will prevail after Saturday’s PN leadership vote
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Those who know very well that the PN’s problems are ingrained within its own parliamentary group rather than within its own party structures are fully aware that next Saturday’s leadership vote at the PN’s Dar Ċentrali will not change anything...
The Long march from Shanghai
Monday, 20 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
Forty years ago, in February 1972, US President Richard M. Nixon journeyed to China...
Air Malta And tourism
Monday, 20 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The tourism plan 2012-2016 was launched for public consultation two months into 2012 when it should be obvious for all that the process should have started at the beginning of last year...
My Valentine’s Lunch with Franco Debono
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I shared my Valentine’s lunch with Franco Debono last Tuesday.No, let me rephrase that: I was lunching somewhere with someone when in walked Franco Debono with his girlfriend....
Liberalism Means allowing faith groups their foibles
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The fresh fuss about the decision of a Maltese-run Catholic organisation in Ethiopia, not to liaise on any more adoptions by single ‘people’, is pointlessly complicated....
Just Answer, ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘Undecided’
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Surveys are meant as indications and although one has to appreciate that they will by no means give you the full picture, they do point at what people are thinking, albeit ...
The Lost generation
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Last Sunday, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi dedicated part of his morning speech to people in the 40-45 age bracket who, he said, had ...
Climate Change and the economy: the need to get our priorities right
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Talking of trying to save the planet when the eurozone countries and others beyond it are struggling hard, trying to save the euro from collapse while at the same time coping with credit rating agency downgrades...
Gozo’s Tourism niche
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Ministry for Gozo recently organised an international conference on ‘improving the tourism offer in rural regions’ as part of an EU programme. The conference highlighted...
Will A Tobin tax lead to higher evasion and arbitrage?
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
This article will examine the pros and cons of the proposed introduction of a financial transaction tax aka Tobin Tax. Malta along with Ireland, UK ...