Poverty:
The numbers speak for themselves
Friday, 13 June 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Percentages are often bandied about without really realising the full impact of the data that they are attempting to convey. One such instance...
A grim fairytale
Friday, 13 June 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
There are some horrid fairytales we should never tell our children. Like the one that it’s a man’s world. It’s a horror story that we should...
Belgium explained
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 08:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Tarcisio Zammit
On 25 May 2014, the Kingdom of Belgium held concurrently its European elections, its Federal elections, and its Regional elections. Voting is compulsory in...
World Cup:
A welcome break and a feast all round
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As Malta was building up a head of steam in the European Parliament election, the excitement of the World Cup seemed to be put on the back burner. But...
Sunday sermons
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 08:05
Last update: about 13 years ago
Austin Sammut
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, as decreed by the Lord. Yet for decades we have been submitted to political sermons by party leaders, disrupting our peace...
Earth Garden:
Not taken in the right spirit at all
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 08:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Earth Garden Festival was once again a tremendous success. Artisan markets, organic produce, music, live performers, camp-sites and...
Joseph, Mario & Don
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 08:12
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
From what I can deduce from various quarters, the dust has not as yet settled within the PN grouping following the MEPs’ election. The World Cup will...
Digital privacy:
Big Brother is well and truly with us
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 08:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Just over 65 years ago, a former journalist and Spanish civil war veteran published a book that was remarkably insightful. Eric Arthur Blair wrote a...
Hope displaced
Monday, 9 June 2014, 07:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
Our Mediterranean Sea is currently inundated with boatloads of hope seekers. More women are making the brave decision to run for it, snatch a...
Politics:
No more Sunday Sermons?
Monday, 9 June 2014, 07:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It will make the lives of media houses a lot more difficult if it were actually to happen, but if Prime Minister Joseph Muscat accepts the ‘deal’...