Those who sit in judgement and authority
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Michael Asciak
It has been going on for too long that those who sit in judgement and authority consider themselves above the reaches of ethical codes of what is right and what is wrong. What is normatively...
A Comedy of Errors
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Clyde Puli
It is now verging on the farcical. In less than 48 hours since its fresh publication, the government has confirmed that it is obliged to change the revised legal notice once again – and for the...
€4 million investment for Maltese students
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Edward Zammit Lewis
Malta is one of the very few countries worldwide where over 85% of the whole student population is going to benefit from the Microsoft Student Advantage Scheme. This scheme offers the latest version...
The politics of energy and climate
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Peter Cordina
One of the key legacies that will be left by this Labour government for future generations is the reform of the energy sector. A thorough plan is being implemented which, through the use of gas fuel,...
A solution to the adoption problem
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:36
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I would like to add and modify my ideas that appeared in the recent letter entitled “Their own children” which was on the same topic. Nowadays, scientists are finding so many...
‘Brainwashing’ schoolchildren and students (2)
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:35
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In further corroboration to our letter of the 1st instant, we would moreover like to bring to your attention another graver concern regarding above captioned, this time with reference to a Social...
The unpermitted cement silo
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In early September 2013, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar brought to Mepa’s attention that a cement silo was being built without a relevant permit two metres away from Kordin Grain Terminal grain...
Separation of Church and State
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Former Nationalist minister Dolores Cristina was quoted in a local newspaper as saying: “This principle (the separation of Church and State) poses serious dilemmas, especially to...
The FKNK
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:30
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to the article in Sunday’s Independent about the FKNK’s claim that students are being brainwashed about killing birds. Is there a good side to ‘hunting’...
Malta: The bridge (or tunnel) to Europe
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 08:27
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
No matter how much he may rub you the wrong way, you’ve just got to hand it to the man. First he played these islands’ 400,000 citizens - the shades of meaning that word...