The Malta Independent 2 May 2024, Thursday
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The Electability of electricity?

Sunday, 17 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It does seem extraordinary, doesn't it, that a full eight years after 1998, electricity bills still dominate the political agenda, will still be one of the deciding factors in how people vote, will still be one of the most used ...

Construction Site management

Sunday, 17 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The tourist sector in Malta has gone through yet another season of adversity. One of its identified maladies was the poor state of the environment – and the most obvious ailment was the fact that, at the ...

No Place for compromise?

Sunday, 17 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Dutchman Jeremy Boissevain and several other social observers from the realm of academia have, over the years, frequently alluded to our inbred polarisation that...

Abortion, Catholics And Politicians

Sunday, 17 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

To be pro-life and against abortion is natural. To be against abortion and not be pro-life is possible. To be against abortion and against giving the Constitutional right to life to the unborn child is a major contradiction. ...

Where Are the Nationalists?

Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

One of the most painful and sensitive things that the Nationalist Party has subjected us to is the way they think that the majority of the Maltese people is made up of uneducated people. ...

Low-cost Carriers

Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

I am extremely glad that finally, a decision has been taken on low-cost airlines....

Going Native in September

Monday, 11 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

It is funny, isn’t it? This is a country, like most other countries, incidentally, where almost everyone is a bit of a racist, although the degree of racism varies enormously....

Hearts And minds

Monday, 11 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Today is five years to the day since the world stopped and watched in horror as New York’s twin towers burned, crumbled and came crashing to the ground....

Retreat Exercises

Monday, 11 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

I have just been through a very revivifying experience that I would like to share. ...

Swieqi-itis?

Sunday, 10 September 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Do you remember Swieqi? Or Swieqi as it was? Not my hometown incidentally....

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