The Malta Independent 19 August 2026, Wednesday
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Emerging leaders

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Charló Bonnici

A fortnight has now passed since the General Election, however the results are still being analysed and discussed – particularly on social media. One aspect of this particular election that...

A bridge too far

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Michael Asciak

I think that the loss of the recent election for the PN has set off a mass of speculative reasoning to explain away the loss. In my opinion, there are two tranches of reason that led to the loss or...

Texting lanes?

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Texting while driving has become a way of life for a lot of crazy drivers in tiny Malta. Where are we going with this self-evident fact? What is so difficult about stopping briefly where space is...

The Jewish girl by the name of Anne Frank

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

The other day, I was watching an interesting documentary on BBC about the almost unbelievable true story of the Jewish girl Anne Frank. From the file presented, which was found when a volunteer was...

Is it sheer coincidence?

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:32 Last update: about 10 years ago

The world-famous German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein said: “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” His dictum struck me because it made me think about a...

Dubious visions

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 08:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

Whenever the Mother of God has a message for Catholics, she bypasses the Vicar of Christ and appears instead to illiterate peasant children, as at Fatima.  Mary has hundreds of magnificent...

Patients taken to hospital in inhumane manner

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

Patients who have to go to either Mater Dei or St Luke’s hospital, as well as those who have to attend polyclinics, have to pass through martyrdom, as soon as they get on the minibuses which...

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