She said it all so clearly
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 10:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Alessia Psaila Zammit
I received this letter from a middle-aged lady after visiting her in her home. This simple letter managed to sum up so many feelings of people who I have met and talked with that I felt it should be...
The hardworking Carmelite bishop in Peru
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 10:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Time passes and does not wait for anyone. More than 30 years have passed since the death of our beloved Carmelite Bishop Redemptus Gauci. Several people have encouraged me to write something about him...
Just a few kilometres apart
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 10:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Anton Refalo
They are just a few kilometres apart. It’s just a 20-minute trip by ferry. Yet, the impact on the social economic reality is considerable. Very often, it is difficult to explain to a...
A country hostage to imprudence
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 10:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
Michael Asciak
A couple of days ago, I met an acquaintance of mine who works as a financier in the Belgian capital. I spoke to him about the current issue of ministerial investments in the Panamagate affair. He told...
The politics of denial
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 10:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Jonathan Shaw
The Panama Papers have created a whirlwind effect, exposing those who created these financial structures with devious intent and actions. They have also highlighted how tax havens not only help...
One society and a fair one
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 09:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Justyne Caruana
The 79-year old Pope Francis has a very inspiring style of speaking in down-to-earth terms. Last Sunday, he told thousands of young people that “if they stop dreaming, they are already...
No working class hero
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 09:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Clyde Puli
Eight weeks later and under tremendous pressure, the Prime Minister has presented the people with a cosmetic cabinet reshuffle which basically solves nothing. Workers’ Day celebrations...
The Malta Independent editorial: The reshuffle that wasn’t
Sunday, 1 May 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Whatever gloss or spin the government may attempt to apply to this week’s so-called Cabinet reshuffle, it was anything but a reshuffle as far as what was very clearly required of the Prime...
Part-privatisation: Not much left to sell after Air Malta
Saturday, 30 April 2016, 10:08
Last update: about 11 years ago
The airline industry around the world is changing and changing fast. Carriers are banding together to pool resources as well as take of and landing slots in a bid to alleviate the burden of costs and...