Looking at 2016, welcoming 2017
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Anton Refalo
At this time of the year, it is difficult not to stop and think about the events that took place over the past months. We ended last year with the attacks on Paris. Events that left many of us with an...
2017: an epitaph for sea urchins
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
George M Mangion
A lot of angst has been showered on the publication of a master plan drawn up by consultants to MEPA for the redevelopment of Paceville and its environs. This was carried out by foreign consultants...
The under-investigated ‘High Place’ in Gozo
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
At the Ta' Cenc and Is-Sanap heights in south Gozo, the Jesuit archaeologist Fr Emmanuel Magri drew the attention of Bavarian Dr Albert Mayr to the "High Place" in 1897-8, mentioned as having been...
Open letter to Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
The European Union is at a crossroads. We, the National Youth Council of Malta, and the European Youth Forum, believe that the only direction to take is the one where young people are included in its...
Nonviolence: our way of living for 2017
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
It is always a joy to read Pope Francis’ documents because they grasp that Gospel vitality which we and our society sorely need. A case in point is this year’s Peace Message which is...
Vladimir Putin
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
It's absolutely amazing! The name Vladimir Putin is never far from the lips of every honest citizen across the globe. Whether it's Crimea, Ukraine, the mass murder of innocent victims in Syria or the...
Her Excellency's appeal quickly forgotten by PN
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Dr Beppe Fenech Adami has quickly forgotten what the President had said about political “mud-slinging” in her Republic Day Investiture speech. Just a few days later in Parliament,...
Proper Guidelines
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
K.B. Napier (TMID, 7 February) has painted a rather gloomy picture of the UK, which I am sure has raised a few eyebrows among both the Maltese and British readers of this newspaper. ...
New Strategy for long-term viability of the EU’s car industry
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A new strategy for the European automotive industry has just been agreed upon and launched by the European Commission with the aim to keep the manufacturing of vehicles and motor cars viable on a long-term basis at affordable prices....