Multilingualism – The preferred option?
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
With an estimated 175 different nationalities living in the European Union, 23 official languages and three different alphabets, there can be no doubt that our Union is one big melting pot when it comes to the linguistic diversity within our borders....
What National crisis?
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 19 years ago
Malta Independent
Joseph Muscat’s Labour Party has seen fit to describe as a national crisis the fact that a few hundred African immigrants are penned behind bars or living in open centres while doing the jobs that no Maltese wants to do....
Tuberculosis Or hair loss? Refocusing medical research
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In an ideal world, the amount of money we spend on medical research to prevent or cure a disease would be proportional to its seriousness and the number of people who suffer from it. In the real world...
The Paths to Europe
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 19 years ago
Malta Independent
The aim of the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC) was to oversee the overall accession process, thus rendering it a focal point of Malta’s preparations to join the European Union...
Confirmation That the democratic left in Malta is reinventing itself
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 19 years ago
Malta Independent
We have been arguing all along that since Joseph Muscat took over at the helm of the Labour Party the democratic left and progressive forces on the island have been reinventing themselves....
The Economics of immigration
Monday, 22 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
During the last couple of months, national economic and trade-union organisations made uncharacteristic incursions into the migration debate which is usually dominated by the pro and anti detention-policy lobbies. ...
The Future of the family
Monday, 22 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 19 years ago
Malta Independent
From time to time the debate on whether to introduce divorce legislation in Malta or not crops up....
Mishandling The shipyards’ privatisation
Sunday, 21 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
As time unfolds it becomes ever clearer that the shipyards problem is being mishandled....
J’accuse: Personal Pronouns
Sunday, 21 September 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
II am a coeliac. To the common mortal that means that I am allergic to gluten. Allergic is not the right word. As usual to find the right words I scoot over to Wikipedia...