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A technocrat turned politician

Sunday, 6 November 2022, 08:03 Last update: about 3 years ago

Only appointed Minister in November 2020, an economist by training and lecturer on the same subject together with accountancy, and having occupied various positions related to labour policies and...

Appreciation – Robert Arrigo (1954-2022)

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 06:32 Last update: about 3 years ago

Robert Arrigo's death is a profound loss not only to his family but to all of us. Although no words can really help to ease the pain and loss we collectively bear, his family must know that they are...

We need to do more for children’s rights

Sunday, 23 October 2022, 06:49 Last update: about 3 years ago

We must improve on the promotion and protection of children’s rights.  All children have a right to an education which allows them to pursue their dreams and fulfil their potential. It is...

How to be mentally healthy at work

Sunday, 16 October 2022, 11:00 Last update: about 3 years ago

Picture this: it’s quarter to six on a Thursday evening. As your almost numb legs switch through the pedals while you sit in traffic, you wonder where all your energy has gone. It’s been...

Long wait for the bus

Sunday, 18 September 2022, 07:49 Last update: about 3 years ago

Malta Public Transport should look into why, last Monday, passengers at Cirkewwa, who had returned from Gozo, had to wait for 45 minutes to board the 42 or 41 bus. Their ferry docked at Cirkewwa...

Shabby St Julian’s

Sunday, 11 September 2022, 07:35 Last update: about 3 years ago

The article (TMIS Sunday, 21 August) highlighting the lack of funding suffered by the St Paul’s Bay Local Council applies equally to the St Julian’s Local Council. Both areas are affected...

My experience with the buses

Sunday, 21 August 2022, 08:41 Last update: about 3 years ago

These days I am doing a lot of travel by bus, because at least twice a week I go to Gozo. So I take a bus from St Dominic Square in Rabat to Saqqajja, then route bus 186 to Mosta and then route bus 42...

Gratitude long overdue

Saturday, 20 August 2022, 08:37 Last update: about 3 years ago

I hardly know Robert personally except coming across each other and exchanging greetings on a couple of social occasions. I always held him in high esteem since the early days, way back from the 2008...

Parliamentary quotas for disabled people

Sunday, 14 August 2022, 06:56 Last update: about 3 years ago

It was heartbreaking reading how Kevin Cutajar and Oliver Scicluna opened up about their time in Parliament and how their disability did play a part in their failure to get re-elected. Since our...

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