A U-turn toward a cleaner future?
Sunday, 6 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Some u-turns are condemnable and some are commendable. And, in all fairness, while the government’s distinct change of tack on Friday as regards the plausibility of the country’s one remaining power station – Delimara – being run on clean natural gas,...
Food For all
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
What should the G-20 do to prepare us to confront food crises, now and in the future? World Bank President Robert Zoellick recently listed nine measures that the G-20 should adopt under its current French presidency....
Parliament No show
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Last Wednesday, parliament had to adjourn at 6.22 pm because there were not enough MPs to form a quorum. There were only 3 from the Government side...
An Open letter to Jeffrey
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Dear MP,During the last political campaign you won my admiration for the dignified way you faced the criticism and actions of your opponents. I regret to say that...
Appreciation Where due
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
I refer to the Imam’s statements carried in article entitled “Maltese Muslim community expresses shock, sorrow over Coptic Church bombing” (TMIS, 9 January)....
Parliamentarians’ Salary – why the fuss?
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The only real reasons that justify the outcry at the wage increase our parliamentarians have given themselves are the timing and the way the public came to know about it....
A Wake-up call – 2020 national reform programme
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
At the request of the European Commission, Malta – along with other EU member states – is in the process of preparing a 10-year national reform programme (NRP) to plan...