Flimsy same-sex parents studies
In the 2012 issue of the scholarly journal Social Science Research, two studies about same-sex parenting were published, one by Louisiana State University associate professor Loren Marks and the other...
View ArticleAzzopardi family claim there was a cover-up over his death
The family of Nicholas Azzopardi, who died after falling from a bastion wall in police custody five years ago, have filed a judicial protest claiming there was a cover-up in the inquiries and...
View ArticleThe EU economic report
The EU published its economic forecasts for each of the 27 member states for winter 2012-2013. The main message for the whole of the EU economy is that it is slowly coming out of a period of...
View ArticlePlease respect voters’ intelligence
Dirty tricks, mud-slinging and a big dose of rhetoric are part of political parties’ armouries, more so during an electoral campaign. The electorate is, most of the time, willing to accept that. What,...
View ArticleGreen spring approaches
It is a pleasure chairing Alternattiva Demokratika – the Green party in this electoral campaign. Our campaign is based on three years of hard work to have a comprehensive manifesto, of many meetings...
View ArticleEx-Enemalta officer charged over oil procurement scandal
A former Enemalta chief projects officer was yesterday charged with corruption in connection with the oil procurement scandal – the seventh to be arraigned in 10 days. Standing quietly in the dock,...
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Firm won oil tender without bidding
The company at the heart of the oil purchase scandal, Trafigura, was awarded its first procurement tender in 2004 even though it was not among the 16 bidders, a court heard yesterday. This emerged...
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Qormi see off Melita
QORMI-2, MELITA-0 Qormi significantly boosted their chances of avoiding relegation this evening after beating bottom side Melita 2-0. Both teams were keen to make amends for the defeat they suffered...
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Live: Leaders battle it out on Xarabank debate
Good evening, ladies, gents and political animals. This is the penultimate debate of the 2013 electoral campaign. The three usual suspects - Lawrence Gonzi, Joseph Muscat and Michael Briguglio - are...
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Enemalta would struggle to generate positive cash flow with lower tariffs - S&P
Enemalta will continue to make a loss until 2016 and this will weigh further on the company's already very weak debt structure and debt coverage metrics, Standard & Poor said in a report on the...
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Spartans take all points
Rabat Ajax 1 Ħamrun Spartans 2 With just one point separating the sides and nine games to play, this evening's encounter between Rabat and Hamrun was considered as a classic relegation six-pointer...
View ArticleAfrican-American achievements
Each February, Black History Month honours the struggles and achievements of millions of American citizens who, over the years, faced the most daunting obstacles – slavery, discrimination, poverty –...
View ArticleIndex up, nine equities register gains
As the feel good factor reigned for the third consecutive week, the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) Index managed to lock a notable 1.1 per cent gain to close the week at 3,303.475 points. Highly...
View ArticleLocked water meter box (2)
With reference to David Morton’s letter regarding ARMS Ltd, I would like to inform him that he is not the only one who has not received any bills from them for some time. Actually, last year, I was...
View ArticlePositive negativism
The latest refrain from Joseph Muscat’s party, well, one of the latest, anyway, is that they will continue to be positive and leave the character assassination and mud-slinging for others. Of course,...
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Low inflation, high jobless rate show euro crisis impact
Inflation fell in the eurozone in February and joblessness rose to an all-time high, highlighting the impact of the bloc’s debt crisis. Annual inflation in the 17 countries sharing the euro was 1.8...
View ArticleThe fear to tackle the sacred cows
Our front page story citing hunting officials claiming to have come close to signing a “memorandum of understanding” to endorse Labour is very worrying. It is even worse than Joseph Muscat’s reply to...
View ArticleOnly one Green party (2)
Distinguishing the good from the bad is imperative but not enough. One must also act accordingly. The political parties are not exempt. Both the PL and the PN acknowledge the importance of...
View ArticleChange that matters
I was struck by one of the Labour billboards that has a certain Ms Boffa, a business process re-engineering consultant, telling us that Malta needs a change in direction. Business process...
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Striking deeds and words as campaign clock ticks
An extended slideshow of Seven Days Through The Lens will be uploaded weekly on Timesofmalta.com
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