Speaking up, following up
Friday, 20 June 2014, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
We often discuss immigrants from Africa as though we know enough about what they have been through. That we don’t really need to learn more from them other...
Nico the Parrot:
It’s just a game, for goodness sake
Friday, 20 June 2014, 07:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
To add a touch of humour and flavour to the World Cup, we decided to enlist the help of Nico, an African Grey parrot, to predict the outcome of some of the...
The Alex Vella lesson
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 09:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Just as Malta is in the throes of a bigger bout of anti-African angst than usual (the internet comments boards and social media are alight with what appear to be...
IIP:
Checks and balances in place
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 07:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A parliamentary question put by Opposition leader Simon Busuttil to Home Affairs Minister Manwel Mallia this week shed some light on the citizenship scheme...
Dad and mum’s army
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 08:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Austin Sammut
The announcement that ex-policemen over 70 years of age were being re-recruited as some sort of reserve force was not only alarming but, fortunately, comical. The...
Drugs:
Users should not be jailed a decade later
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An interesting speech was made in parliament on Monday night as Justice Minister Owen Bonnici spoke of the problems that former drug users are facing in terms of being imprisoned for past...
Fouls and tactful tackles
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 08:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
With two other couples, last Sunday, I tried my best to make my friends enjoy the views of our magnificent harbour while walking lazily on our way for lunch to...
Obesity:
A very positive initiative
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 08:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Every so often, a member of parliament steps up to the plate and presents a private members bill that makes sense and is aimed at improving the life of Maltese...
Manon Lescaut – Live from London’s Royal Opera House
Monday, 16 June 2014, 11:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Showing live via satellite at the Eden Cinemas on Tuesday 24th June at 19:45 is Puccini’s breathtaking opera Manon Lescaut. After an absence of over 20 years, Puccini’s early masterpiece...
Living in glasshouses
Monday, 16 June 2014, 08:59
Last update: about 13 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
As a child, I was fascinated by aquariums. I could stand for hours, observing the activities of different fish, with their exotic colours changing...