Racketeering: Time to rein in the fraudsters
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 10:15
Last update: about 12 years ago
Going back about 15 years ago, people from Africa used to enter Malta on their passports and then seek out racketeers who used to doctor stamps on passports to extend their stay – against a fee...
The Schengen question: To continue suspension or not?
Monday, 23 November 2015, 08:42
Last update: about 12 years ago
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday announced that border control will remain in place after the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, with the Schengen rules suspended for the time...
Society: 70 hours per year stuck in traffic
Saturday, 21 November 2015, 10:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Well there we have it. An EU study has established that Maltese drivers spend a grand total of 72 hours, every year, stuck in traffic. The report also states that while we have the...
Syria: The United Nations divided
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 08:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
Progress was made in this week’s United Nations Summit in New York. But the thing that seems to have come out the clearest, is that the world is divided on what should be done to counter the...
Gambling: Helping those who become addicted
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 09:47
Last update: about 12 years ago
Some people enjoy the occasional flutter. It might be football pools, horse racing, sports betting, a lottery ticket or a simple wager between friends. But gambling can quickly become an...
Society: Harrowing tales of human suffering
Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 10:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
The story published on our front page today tells of the harrowing experience that an intellectually disabled woman had to put up with for nine years. The court report tells how the woman was...
Today At the Vatican
Thursday, 18 January 2007, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is in Rome for an official meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. ...