J’accuse: An Indictment
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A pamphletI published what I am calling “an indictment on the divorce ‘debate’ in Malta” on Thursday 17th February. When I wrote this I had in mind t...
Deciding On how to decide
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
We live in a pathetic country.I just wonder what others think of us when they see that, in 2011, we are still arguing about whether or not to ...
Youth Inc: For all our children to succeed
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Recent Eurostat figures show that the number of people unemployed in the 27 member states of the EU has increased over the last year and now exceeds the 23 million mark. Nevertheless, the situation is improving in...
TuneMalta … Lifting the veil of competitiveness
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Meet the new buzzword, competitiveness. Who will be the next Indiana Jones that succeeds in lifting the mysterious veil concealing the myth of competitiveness? This is the new quest for the Holy Grail. ...
The ‘D’ Word
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
No, not divorce. The ‘D’ word today is Deceduti and how this sitcom has taken the island by storm....
Is Gender discrimination going too far?
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A few weeks ago the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek was in Malta. During one official speech Buzek remarked on the dearth of Maltese female representatives in the EU Parliament. He went on to suggest...
Do Good economics mean good politics?
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
According to a United Nations’ “Human Development Report”, both Tunisia and Egypt were doing well. The report measures achievements in health and education ...
Libya, The EU and migration
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Though irregular migration at the moment isn’t hitting the headlines as frequently as it did in the recent past, the circumstance still exists, as does also the trend that Libya’s...
Educational Reform met by deafening silence
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The deafening silence that met the educational reform is cause for concern. A reform that promised to bring about unprecedented changes is said to be unfolding with the introduction of the so-called benchmarking assessment. ...
Freedom ‘on (the) Line’
Sunday, 20 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Just over a year ago, and again this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a global commitment to Internet freedom. ...