The Malta Independent 28 August 2026, Friday
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Facts speak louder than words

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 09:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

If facts speak louder than words, it necessarily follows that anyone who thinks of rushing in on the basis of simple hearsay must first verify the facts to save his or her blushes later. This...

A country that celebrates what is right

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Chris Said

In 1987, the Nationalist Party started building a new Malta. Our country was transformed from a pariah state into a modern European country with a thriving economy. Yet, our system of government was...

Going off the deep end

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

We have gone off the deep end ladies and gentlemen, or is it sexist to say this now? If that is the case, we might as well settle for comrades at this point. If we are capable of demolishing universal...

The creative and expressive arts at Junior College

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Paul Xuereb

Summer is a time for relaxation, for slowing down, for catching up, but for students who have just completed their compulsory education, it is a crucial time as they have to decide on their next step...

That golden era

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Life is too damn short, I think! Lost in dreams very late one night, in the peaceful company of a beautiful August moon, I asked myself: 'Are times better now or were we happier in the good old...

The Iron Lady of Europe

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

Five weeks before Germany's parliamentary elections, the Iron Lady of Germany and Europe, Angela Merkel, has been jolted with an opinion poll showing a 10 percentage point slide in her personal...

The Malta Stock Exchange – oh for the old days!

Sunday, 20 August 2017, 08:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

With each 'upgrading' at the Stock Exchange, the small man seems worse off. Not so long ago it was easy to read the selling/buying prices and amounts of shares on offer in print. This has changed. Now...

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