Editorial: Budget 2017 - Socially minded but ignores middle class
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 07:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
The way the Budget Speech was written, and read, makes it extremely difficult to assess it holistically. One has to take a step back and try and get an overview to try and assess what are the Budget...
Statistics: Rediscovering Relevance
Monday, 17 October 2016, 09:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Reuben Fenech
We live in a time when information is abundant and immediate. The data services industry has grown quickly and its dimensions are now huge. Entities that generate information have mushroomed and...
Famalco Group strengthens its work force in Sicily
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 13:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
At Famalco Group, our aim is not just to build a work force, but to create a community of people who not only feel comfortable working together, but also help each other reach new levels of...
The government and its upside down policies
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 10:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Michael Asciak
Major industrial accidents involving dangerous chemicals pose a significant threat to humans and the environment. Furthermore, such accidents cause huge economic losses and disrupt sustainable growth....
Budget 2017... Expect no profligacy
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 10:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
George M Mangion
Many forget that 2012 was an election year which caused additional fiscal slippages such that the Commission warned us about a high debt to GDP ratio and that unless we tightened our belts it could...
Is religion the cause of unrest?
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 09:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Laiq Ahmed Atif
The lava of hatred erupts against religion from time to time. Today much of the world considers religion to be of secondary importance and believes that to progress there is a need to step away from...
Alice and the pleasure cruise ship
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 09:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Clyde Puli
“When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean, no more no less” says Humpty Dumpty and Alice aptly replies: “The question is whether you can make words mean so many...
Obligations of disclosure
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 09:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Caroline Galea
On Monday, the much talked-about LNG tanker moored at its quay in the bay of Marsaxlokk. After interminable postponements and delays, the unwarranted Electrogas power station will hopefully be...
The hunting lobby’s never-ending audacity
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 09:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
How dare the government give rural areas to children instead of hunters? This was the gist of the reaction of the country’s main hunting lobby yesterday to the news that the government has...