Parliament, flamingos and amnesties
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Stephen Calleja
When I visited Budapest last week, one of the first stops was at the Hungarian Parliament building. Two things struck me: the first is the splendour of the structure and the pride with...
Manuel’s ‘get out of jail’ card
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
I noticed that The Times yesterday interviewed a few prisoners who had been released early because of the amnesty celebrating the Labour victory, and their families. They were all hard-luck cases: a...
It may work, but it’s not the right way
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Noel Grima
Ever since the election, a steady stream of mainly Labour supporters have moved in to occupy most posts in the ministries, the quangos, the agencies and anywhere else where the government holds sway...
Anti-EU jiggery-pokery
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Mr Privitera is obviously still reeling from Malta’s democratic decision, taken many years ago, to join the European Union. He is still sticking to his guns and has taken umbrage at a suggestion...
Serious negligence and abuse in Wied il-Ghasel case
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
On 28 June 2012, Harisen Patrimonju Mosti (HPM) submitted the largest environmental petition in Malta’s history to the highest authorities of the state in order to save Wied il-Ghasel from a...
Making perfect the enemy of good
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:14
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It is interesting to note how Michael Asciak in his article “Necessary and contingent dichotomy in human sexuality” (TMIS, June 2) tries to justify his prejudices with arguments about...
Order of St Lazarus highly respectful of Church authorities
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As the national jurisdiction in Malta of the above-mentioned Order, we are particularly distressed and mortified by the correspondence that appeared in The Malta Independent on Sunday of 2 June...
Rendered immobile for four years and still on the waiting list
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I am writing to express my utter frustration over the fact that I have been on a waiting list for a knee replacement operation for the last four years. In the meantime my condition has become...
Malta Taghna Lkoll, not at Portomaso
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:04
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The government’s motto throughout the long election campaign was welcoming and refreshing – ‘Malta Taghna Lkoll’ (Malta belongs to all of us). On Spinola Road,...
An inspiring singer and a convinced believer
Sunday, 9 June 2013, 09:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Gianluca Bezzina’s impressive performance in the last Eurovision Song Contest is undisputed. The recently graduated doctor and part-time singer left an indelible impression on many people. Some...