Tourism – The secret of success
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Europe and the rest of the world seem to be heading into challenging and tough times for both consumers and entrepreneurs; this is evident in the news that is constantly coming through about the oil crisis...
Consumers Deserve better
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
When assessing the way the government acted on the international oil crisis one comes to only one conclusion, that of a totally insensitive government....
Notebook
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
What’s happened to teachers and headmasters, that they no longer seem to have an aura of forbidding authority about them? ...
McCain, Obama, And hot air
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Whatever the outcome of the United States’ presidential election, climate change policy will be transformed. Both candidates have placed great importance on global warming. ...
Guaranteeing Our future
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 19 years ago
Malta Independent
We are living in a civilisation that is continuously changing and therefore it is important that in today’s society, the government is aware of the aspirations of young people and offer all the possible tools and ...
The Malta Drydocks: Gonzi Opts for policy by stealth
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This article has nothing at all to do with the issue as to whether the shipyards should be privatised or not. Neither does it go into the merits or demerits of the government claim that if the shipyard’s privatisation did not go ahead, ...
Doing Good efficiently
Monday, 7 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Policymakers can concoct many excuses not to invest in global aid and development projects. Three weeks ago, I joined a group of five Nobel laureates and three distinguished economists to undermine one of those excuses, ...
Renewing And remembering
Monday, 7 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Nationalist Party has a team of new officials. Paul Borg Olivier is the party’s new secretary general. His task is an unenviable one. He takes over from Joe Saliba who has established for himself a brilliant track record ...
Prices Crisis
Sunday, 6 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
We are experiencing phenomenal price increases that have possibly overshadowed any recollection of price hikes in our collective memory and the discussion regarding the challenges we face is just starting to pick up steam. ...
Tension Over the grid
Sunday, 6 July 2008, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
According to the figures given in parliament, the average Maltese household spends just around €450 a year on electricity, an extraordinarily small sum that causes me to wonder whether they are all tampering with their meters, ...