The Malta Independent 26 June 2025, Thursday
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Focus On back-bench MPs

Saturday, 23 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

In every democracy, parliament is a forum of controversy, with the opposition in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with the government....

Turning Challenges into opportunities

Friday, 22 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

It seems that my article on Ta’ Xbiex (TMID, 25 August) did arouse some reaction. That was what I intended, and I believe I succeeded. ...

The PM’s Omission

Friday, 22 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi seemed to be in a euphoric mood last Wednesday night....

The Benefits of breast-feeding

Friday, 22 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

I live in Spain but belong to a British-based support group for breast-feeding mothers and through this group, I received the link to your website and the article ...

Ignoring Scientific evidence

Friday, 22 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When someone showed me the article on breast-feeding which Daphne Caruana Galizia wrote, (TMID, 7 September) I could not believe ...

The Things that never change

Thursday, 14 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Gladiators are not things of the past, and nor is the public’s thrilled enjoyment of their performances, which carry the ever-present risk of death. ...

‘A New spirit’

Thursday, 14 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The General Workers’ Union would like to make things appear as being normal within its own structures....

Long Live breastfeeding

Thursday, 14 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The full-blown attack on breastfeeding mothers by weekly columnist Ms Caruana Galizia (TMID, 7 September) must have bothered many readers; however the biggest insult was to all women irrespective of whether they have breastfed or not....

Marketing Our heritage

Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Recent figures published by the National Statistics Office indicate a downward trend in the number of visitors to museums and historic sites. Last year, they totalled 1,980,123, which was 4.2 per cent down when compared to the previous year....

A Man for sport

Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The sudden demise of Lewis Portelli shocked the sports community in Malta....

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