Local councils
Monday, 6 May 2024, 08:00
Last update: about 13 days ago
Alfred Sant MEP
It does seem as if a measure of fatigue has overtaken the management of local councils. Apparently, a number of local councillors have been feeling that they can no longer be effective in their roles....
Gozo: European City of Culture 2031
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:12
Last update: about 13 days ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
The story of Gozo is a tale as ancient as time itself, woven with threads of myth and legend that stretch back to the dawn of civilization. From its mythical origins as Ogygia to the present-day...
The case for moral damages under Maltese law
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:10
Last update: about 13 days ago
Mark Said
Was it just that only financial losses and possible future earnings were considered sufficient compensation under Maltese law until 2018? Definitely not, but it took so long for our legislator to...
From business-friendly to people-friendly
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:09
Last update: about 13 days ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Public land is being continuously taken over for tables and chairs as an outdoor extension of restaurants and cafeterias. It is a land grab and has been going on for years. This land grab has...
Clueless Claudette
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:07
Last update: about 13 days ago
Kevin Cassar
“Listen to how they speak,” Claudette Abela Baldacchino roared, referring to the PN. “They are lying that the national debt is rising, when today the national debt is 20% lower than...
Hallelujah! We have the noblest-hearted Prime Minister
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:05
Last update: about 13 days ago
Victor Calleja
Our Prime Minister might never win a Nobel prize. But he should definitely be on the way to being hailed as our national saint. Move over San Gorg Preca. Now that we have a cardinal in Rome...
Saints and statues, still ruling the national imagination
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 08:00
Last update: about 13 days ago
Noel Grima
Earlier this week viewers on Facebook could see a priest, wearing the black church vestment with a gold cross on his breast, hanging precariously on a wooden ladder. In perfect silence he was...
When a comment completely crosses a big red line
Friday, 3 May 2024, 14:26
Last update: about 13 days ago
Owen Bonnici
The Opposition’s choice for the Education Ministry, Justin Schembri, believes that Indians are to be equated with “filth and shabbiness” which, in his view, are taking over our...
Are banks providing service?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 08:00
Last update: about 16 days ago
Alfred Sant MEP
Banks in this country are increasingly being obligated to follow and observe procedures regarding how to run their financial systems according to regulations set by the EU. For them, this involves...
AI’s potential in domestic violence cases
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 07:27
Last update: about 15 days ago
Mark Said
The latest data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows that the number of people seeking support services for domestic violence is increasing, while the vast majority of victims remain women....