Right to live, right to die
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 08:01
Last update: about 7 years ago
Charles Flores
In a world that is getting confused more than it ever was in modern history, a chaotic situation is emerging as to what is right and what is wrong, and what is true and what is fake. It is currently...
Parliament moves the goalposts in support of fireworks lobby
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 08:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
On Friday, 26 January 2018, Malta’s Court of Appeal delivered judgement on a fireworks factory law suit which had originally been presented way back in 1989. The Court of Appeal accepted the...
Growth in tourism
Monday, 7 May 2018, 08:04
Last update: about 6 years ago
Alfred Sant
Tourism is providing a powerful contribution to the growth that has been part of Malta’s economic system these past years. May it continue to do so, even if one must watch out not to fall victim...
The De Paule Band Club – An open letter to Government
Monday, 7 May 2018, 07:56
Last update: about 6 years ago
Simon Mercieca
I am not writing a blog today. Instead, I prefer calling this an open letter to Government whereby I express my support for, and solidarity with, the De Paule Band Club of Paola. A few weeks ago, the...
Marketing through sports
Sunday, 6 May 2018, 10:28
Last update: about 7 years ago
Noel Grima
I watched, on Friday, the first leg of the Giro d’Italia … from Jerusalem (and also yesterday’s second leg from Haifa to Tel Aviv) and wondered at the marketing acumen behind this...
Malta's slave trade
Saturday, 5 May 2018, 08:39
Last update: about 7 years ago
Rachel Borg
Call it women’s intuition – after all, every sort of cliché has been used towards women recently – or call it experience, but the cloud is lifting from the urgency of the IVF...
Not books
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 07:55
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
The more one compares Malta to other countries in the EU and outside it, the better one discovers how books and reading are well down in this country’s list of interests. Elsewhere, leading...
From oracle chambers to clinics and community work
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 08:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
I caught up with Dr Dione Mifsud, Head, Department of Counselling (e. 2012) within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, Senate member and Harassment Officer at the University of...
Only stupid people litter, right?
Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 17:16
Last update: about 7 years ago
Camilla Appelgren
Being a small country surrounded by the sea is also nice, but it also has its downside, especially when it comes to litter. I can quite confidently say that every piece of light litter not taken care...
Vlog: Michael Briguglio tackles ARMS and energy bills
Monday, 30 April 2018, 13:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Michael Briguglio
Sociologist Michael Briguglio brought up a number of questions in relation to ARMS this week in his vlog on The Malta Independent website, following a number of articles about the issue printed by...