Restorative Justice and parole
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The long-awaited Restorative Justice Bill was published on 25 January. This Bill is part of a process that began with the publication of a White Paper on Restorative Justice...
The Trouble lies within
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
The one-seat majority the Nationalist Party won in the 2008 election, thanks to a mere 1,500 extra votes, is proving to be more difficult than expected for Lawrence Gonzi to handle....
Soul Searching
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
There is more to politics than what we read about in the media. The dramas we see on television are often closer to the truth. It is a cruel fact of political life that any politician has...
J’accuse: Tunnel Vision indeed
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Much as I respect Chris Said and his work, I cannot help thinking that the whole “let’s build a tunnel from Malta to Gozo” is the latest in a series of red herrings commissioned specifically by Gonzi’s PN. Ever...
Selmun: To Love is not to kill
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Selmun is a beautiful promontory that lies between St Paul’s Bay and Mellieħa Bay. The scenic beauty of its rugged cliffs and undulating valleys,...
Our Dream
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
As a major and popular political movement, we live the anxieties and aspirations of all Maltese.It is natural that we concern ourselves with the bread and ...
The Return of the Right
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Some bloggers have tied the PN decision on divorce, which is to be taken on Saturday, to Valentine’s Day a couple of days later.They are wrong: an even better bet would be to link it to the Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck ...
Food For all
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
What should the G-20 do to prepare us to confront food crises, now and in the future? World Bank President Robert Zoellick recently listed nine measures that the G-20 should adopt under its current French presidency....
What Is the ‘Citizens Agora’?
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Poverty in the EU is a growing concern – suffice to say that 17% of the European population live below the poverty line....
Sport For all
Friday, 4 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 17 years ago
Malta Independent
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, recently announced the publication of the first ever EU sports policy paper based upon key components which include the societal role of sport...