The practices of a banana republic
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Clyde Puli
The Prime Minister seems very fond of pushing forward the idea of substantial constitutional reforms that would pave the way for what he dubs ‘the second republic’. He will definitely not...
Hail the Malta Police Force
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
I really just fail to comprehend the valid reason for all this frequent, and somewhat, frantic lambasting, even appearing in editorials of prominent local newspapers, directed against our Law...
Fish farms
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Recent revelations, or indeed admissions by fish farm owners that slicks of foul smelling toxic slime polluting large stretches of Malta’s once clear waters surrounding the islands are in fact...
Ministry scholarships
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
I was recently reminded of Loughborough College in England, first through the academic successes of a Maltese student and Ministry scholarship holder Emma Grech, and then by the outstanding...
The never-ending war on terror
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
In the wake of the mass casualty attacks in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Orlando, Belgium, Nice and Munich, as well as numerous smaller ones by the so-called lone wolves, it is simply a disturbing fact that no...
The Three words
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
The 31st World Youth Day that took place in Krakow in July was an outstanding celebration of hope, mercy and compassion for young people, particularly at a time when our shattering world is...
Courtesy and solidarity are a must
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Justyne Caruana
Fatal accidents on our roads are becoming quite frequent and with each loss of life concerns are mounting, and drivers as well as pedestrians (who are equally ill-disciplined) are urged to observe...
In breach of the Maltese Constitution
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Michael Asciak
In sections of the Maltese press, the head of the Medicines Authority in Malta, Professor Anthony Serracino Inglott states that there is no scientific reason why emergency contraception products...
Avoiding poverty traps and 2017 budget blues
Sunday, 21 August 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
George M Mangion
The sluggishness of the China economy may continue to drag down oil prices reflecting the glut in oil inventories where supply is not matching demand, mainly as a result of the OPEC policy to continue...
Our Work is being given credit
Tuesday, 6 February 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 21 years ago
Malta Independent
Last week I was appointed to represent the Maltese citizens in the Foreign Affairs Committee within the European Parliament. After the revision of the European Parliamentary committees...