Libya: End-game And its aftermath
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The end-game in Libya is now being played out. Only Gaddafi himself and a few pockets of resistance by tribal loyalists remain. In chess, when defeat is ...
The Euro crisis and Malta (1)
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The trouble being experienced by the eurozone is not likely to go away soon. Right from the start, the establishment of the euro was a political project. It still is, embodying the prestige and power of ...
‘Environmental Crimes’
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
One does not necessarily need to be a tree hugger to realise that a number of crimes are often committed where the main victim happens to be our own environment...
Europe’s Small steps and giant leaps
Monday, 5 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 16 years ago
Malta Independent
The world was expecting Eurobonds to come out of last week’s Franco-German summit; instead, the eurozone will get economic governance...
Has Air Malta Spent it all?
Monday, 5 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The €52 million rescue package to Air Malta is all about public money being channelled to the national airline to keep it flying...
Know Thyself – and only then, move on
Sunday, 4 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Those who have most to embarrass them in their relationship with the Libyan tyrant are keen to move on and gloss over the last 40 years as though they never happened, or failing that, to rewrite recent history instead....
Investing In human capital
Sunday, 4 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Figures published by the National Statistics Office regarding full-time employment show that, in March of this year, 147,355 people...
Had The paucity of aptitude make the PM close ranks?
Sunday, 4 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
So now we know that our Prime Minister does not think much of his colleagues’ abilities. According to a document released by Wikileaks, Laurence Gonzi ...
Thinking The unthinkable: the break-up of the Union?
Sunday, 4 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Fears about the world economic outlook have increased significantly over the summer. Major stock markets are down and the price of gold – always a safe haven when confidence is low – is trading at an astoni...
J’accuse: Apocalyptic
Sunday, 4 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Not really it isn’t. In relative terms it could be though. For the time being it’s probably best if we concentrate on the fact that the end of summer is nigh, though blessed as you are to be living on an...