Friday Wisdom: Press Freedom
Friday, 16 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
Real democracy depends on a free press. Yesterday’s 30th anniversary of the burning of The Times building marks the true beginning of the end of Dom Mintoff’s pre...
It’s Not about honesty. It’s about commonsense.
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Finance Minister is embroiled in a bit of a mess. He has not been embroiled by others. He has embroiled himself....
Snail Mail gets a facelift
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
Postal services play a vital role in modern commercial and social life, providing channels of communication between individuals, businesses, organisations and government. ...
The Morality of family medicine
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
“I remember a most frustrating moment when I practised in a pharmacy where I had a colleague specialist in Geriatrics doing some general practice in the evening to earn some extra money”...
Climate Change: Why health really matters!
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
Many are under the wrong impression that climate change is a purely environmental issue. Wrong....
After The Irish yes
Monday, 12 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 18 years ago
Malta Independent
“Today’s challenges are different from those faced by Europe yesterday”...
Pulling One rope… in the same direction
Monday, 12 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
“I am all for rejuvenation and, within the Nationalist Party, have always and will always encourage new elements to take up the same cause”...
Social Security: The need for a national reform
Sunday, 11 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This is not an easy subject. Social security seems to be a little understood area, where even those whom one expects to know better use words and phrases very loosely. But it is an area demanding reform....
It’s Mintoff Back again
Sunday, 11 October 2009, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
In 1998 – it must have been around June or July – when Dom Mintoff was making those seven-hour speeches in Parliament which left all Malta riveted to their radio sets, I had written a leader ...