The globalization of indifference is alive and well here
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 09:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
All’s well that ends well. Or rather, all’s not well not even when it ends well. The thinking and reflecting part of Malta will long remember the anguish it was...
Dog-poo and all that
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 09:26
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
This is how a dog lover dog lover and committed environmentalist would reply to Mr Jones’ dog poo letter (Sliema dog dirt, 6 July): Every living creature on this planet, including...
Towards sustainable agriculture
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 15:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The Permaculture Research Foundation Malta (PRFM) is a voluntary organisation which works in the field of permaculture, food security, agro-forestry and creative ecology. PRFM was founded by Peppi...
HIV and Aids
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 09:50
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
You are right in writing about the need to prevent HIV early in the disease’s development (TMID 1 July). Years back, the US top medical officer released 99% of a commissioned report on the...
Trip aborted
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 09:49
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
On Saturday 6 July I needed to use Arriva to go to the MFCC Ta‘ Qali for the Malta International Trade Fairs. I called customer care and from St Paul’s Bay all they could offer me was...
Paying tribute to lives lost at sea
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 09:48
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Pope Francis yesterday visited Lampedusa to pay tribute to those who had died in trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa to seek a better life. He cast a wreath into the sea in memory of...
Summer of solidarity twists and turns
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 09:34
Last update: about 14 years ago
Gejtu Vella
During the hot summer months political activities are reduced to the barest minimum possible, although this summer things may take a different twist. Summer is known as the silly season in...
Strengthening ICT skills horizontally and vertically
Monday, 8 July 2013, 08:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Edward Zammit Lewis
Statistics about education attainment for Malta in past years continue to paint the picture of a country with an education gap between the older and younger generations. With so many more young...