Earth Overshoot Day puts world in the ecological red
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 08:17
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As of last week, 20 August to be exact, the Earth has been living in the red in ecological terms. The date marks the approximate day on which humanity’s ecological resource consumption has...
PAC: The deconstruction of a spin
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 11:38
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
These are early days and the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has only concluded two meetings on the Auditor General’s report on fuel procurement at...
Żminijietna supports the call for a revision of Ħondoq Local Plan
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 07:39
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Żminijietna - Voice of the Left joins other environmental and progressive forces in the call for MEPA to revise the local plan with regards the area of Ħondoq ir-Rummien to its original...
Bendy bus fires: Something is seriously wrong here
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 07:38
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Three buses do not just catch fire in three days. If there was an isolated incident, it would be one thing. But there is a pattern emerging and well, the facts speak for themselves. Arriva on Monday...
Crime: Stopping the beach thieves
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 09:20
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As summer rolls through its last month, the increasing frequency of beach thefts has been highlighted. There was a time when you could leave anything you liked on the beach. A cursory nod...
The economy: on keeping afloat in calmer waters
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 07:52
Last update: about 14 years ago
Clyde Puli
Previous Nationalist governments have been criticised for many things, fairly and unfairly. But over a quarter of a century, very little of that criticism has been directed at its handling of the...
Party time
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 07:52
Last update: about 14 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Summer is coming to an end and by now many have enjoyed their yearly holiday in one of the traditional destinations enjoyed by many Maltese, though it is also becoming fashionable for a bigger share...
Germany’s conundrum
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 07:51
Last update: about 14 years ago
Alfred Mifsud
You might think that what is happening in Germany is strange. It is not. Since the 2008 financial crisis, electorates in countries far and wide, given a chance to vote, have blamed...
An open letter to the PM
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 07:51
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Now that your government has been in office for some months it had been expected that it would have taken professional measures for the better protection and appreciation of Malta and Gozo’s...
Exhibition by master of ceramic art di Liberto in Malta
Monday, 26 August 2013, 14:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An exhibition showcasing various works in majolica ranging fom cribs, 15th & 16th century apothecary jars and 18th century vases by renowned master of ceramic art Mario Di Liberto will run until...