Malta

Malta: Elderly people face crisis

Source/Credit:, Sunday, November 13, 2011 , by-M.Xuereb The provision of care homes for the elderly is reaching crisis point with people waiting to get into a state-run home outnumbering residents, statistics show. There are 1,107 people on the waiting list to be admitted to one of the eight government homes, which […]

Malta: Prime Minister’s motion of confidence passes, Gonzi: ‘we’re sending a message of stability’

Source/Credit: /Wednesday, November 9, 2011 , by-Christian-Peregin Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi leaving Parliament last night. Photo: Darrin_Zammit-Lupi A vote of confidence was approved last night, as expected, after a three-hour debate inside a packed Parliament. “If we get it wrong, we will get it very wrong” PM Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi […]

How to tackle the Domestic Violence

Source/Credit: Monday, October 31, 2011 ,Opinion-by-Renee-Laiviera Equality and fairness in society is a goal declared by the vast majority of countries on a worldwide basis. Specific international conventions have been signed and ratified by the majority of states to endorse this objective. One of these international instruments is the Convention for […]