Gender equality: Malta still lags behind
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 08:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In a seminar which was geared towards discussing the role of Maltese women in politics, a worrying snippet of information was revealed. Maltese women have the second lowest fertility rate in the EU at...
The Hondoq project
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 08:28
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Further to recent reports concerning Hondoq ir-Rummien, here are some quotes. Let’s hope that Mepa takes heed of their own opinions, and those of so many others, and confirm their opposition to...
Strengthening the iGaming Industry
Monday, 29 April 2013, 08:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Edward Zammit Lewis
The iGaming industry is one of our highest value added industries, employing thousands of people in quality jobs and contributing heavily to our economy. As one of the main pillars in...
The first half of the government’s honeymoon
Monday, 29 April 2013, 08:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As expected, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was confirmed as Labour Party leader with an overwhelming support during the party’s general conference held over the weekend. Only 20 of...
Changing use of new Parliament building
Monday, 29 April 2013, 08:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It is simply not acceptable that a new building designed and built by a world renowned architect for a specific purpose and use be changed to function differently in order to meet completely alien...
Marie Benoit's Diary - Rebecca Scrumm’s 50th Birthday Party
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 10:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I met Rebecca when Sunita Mukhi invited five of us to dine with her at her brother’s restaurant The Emperor of India a couple of weeks or so ago. Sunita’s maiden surname was Kalachand and...
A different contest for the PN
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:21
Last update: about 14 years ago
Stephen Calleja
In 2004, the PN was looking for a new leader – as it is today. That time, the battle between Lawrence Gonzi and John Dalli was hard-fought and bitter, and the animosity that it led...
Criminal prosecution for a schoolyard prank
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:18
Last update: about 14 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
With astonishment, I read the newspaper report of a criminal case in which a boy of 11 has been cleared of bullying a classmate by using a scarf to tie him to a goal-post in the school playing-field...
Which career to follow
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:16
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
An old problem which recently cropped up again is the question of how a minister or a parliamentary secretary who is also a doctor by profession can go on practising without compromising his public...
Disproving the basic claim
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:16
Last update: about 14 years ago
Noel Grima
Halfway through the first 100 days of the new Labour administration, what has it got to show? Every time a new appointment is announced, there is a rumble and an outburst from the PN side,...