Conducting healthy industrial relations at the place of work is a must to ensure higher levels of workers’ job satisfaction and improved workers’ motivation and therefore higher output....

The investigation carried out by the Malta Independent on Sunday about the hidden Swiss accounts of some of our politicians was a political shock. There is no doubt that many of us believe that...

'The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.’  William Arthur Ward   Libyan families are terrified,...

There is no other greater threat at the moment to peace and prosperity than the Islamic State fanatics at our heels.  Whilst the Finance Ministers of the European Union stick to their paper...

The Islamic State is on Malta’s doorstep and international media report that they are on the brink launching a full-scale attack against Europe, and yet the Public Broadcasting Station’s...

The Pet Shop Boys put it succinctly in the title of their number 1 hit, "It's a sin". But one of Italy's best comedians, Giorgio Panariello, said it at greater length and in a much funnier...

A few days ago, Malta lost one of its veteran politicians, Dr Michael Refalo. I will not commemorate Dr Refalo for his political contribution, nor for his journalistic career but for his...

I think it’s time the press asked the government for a comprehensive report on what its Law Commissioner has been up to for the last two years. This requirement is even more pressing now, given...

I must admit, I’m no keen Xarabank consumer, far from it.  It’s not just about the programme style and content that doesn’t fit my TV pursuit but I, like many others, am a...

Last October, when The Malta Independent website was re-launched in its present format, one of the changes that we introduced was the possibility for our readers to interact on stories with comments...