The Malta Independent 17 August 2026, Monday
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A New building for Parliament

Monday, 15 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Full marks for Daphne Caruana Galizia’s article (TMID, 11 December) on the suggested Maltese Parliament building on the former royal opera house site....

Superb Reply to Budget speech

Sunday, 14 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

From Mr M. PortelliThe substance in the Budget speech reply Dr Muscat gave in Parliament was nothing but superb. ...

Let Them eat cake

Sunday, 14 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Attributed (wrongly, as it turns out) to Marie Antoinette, who was supposed to have retorted “let them eat cake” when she was told that the peasants could not afford to buy bread, ...

J’accuse: Make No mistake

Sunday, 14 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Bank error (not) in your favourWe were beginning to cope with the idea of a recession weren’t we? Not that we really understood...

The Gorilla in the room

Sunday, 14 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Questions are being asked about the acute financial crisis that hit the world, especially ever since Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy last September. ...

Human Resources

Saturday, 13 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The seemingly endless University graduation ceremonies came to an end earlier this week. They were days of celebration for the students, as their graduation brought to an end years of hard work and studying. ...

Valletta Cries out for attention

Saturday, 13 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Tourist Guides are ‘ambassadors’ of our islands: they are the mouth-piece of our visitors. It is important for all stakeholders in the industry to be open to feedback and be proactive. ...

Thank-you From Peru

Saturday, 13 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

While in Malta for a rest from my mission in Peru, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Mission Fund of Mosta for their recent donation that they have given me to help the sick and poor in Lima. ...

Boring Parliament Building

Saturday, 13 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When Alfred Sant was in power between 1996 and 1998, you would have thought that he had suggested that people should walk around naked with a mouse in their mouth when he decided to revamp Charles Barry’s ...

The Cracks grow deeper

Friday, 12 December 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The cracks in the trade union movement continue to grow wider and deeper, and the unity that they showed less than a month ago when they marched together ...

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