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When a comment completely crosses a big red line

Friday, 3 May 2024, 14:26 Last update: about 10 hours 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 2 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 1 day 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....

Cruel

Monday, 29 April 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 5 days ago Alfred Sant MEP

Parliamentary democracy is the best tool by which to ensure that the will of the people is being enforced by a government that executes the wishes of the majority of citizens. When well run, democracy...

Regulating the building industry

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 09:01 Last update: about 7 days ago Carmel Cacopardo

Regulating the building industry requires the political will to act in an industry that has repeatedly opposed and defied regulation. Last week’s fatal accident at St Ignatius Junction in Sliema...

Gozo: The tunnel project is dead and buried

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 08:17 Last update: about 7 days ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Although the authorities may have shelved the proposed Gozo tunnel project, recent remarks from the CEO of the Gozo Business Chamber - GBC resurrected the issue in a surprising manner. The state of...

An island saddled with political scandals

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 08:14 Last update: about 7 days ago Mark Said

Eleven years after the last change in administration, Malta has been mired in a crisis of governance. The conduct of many politicians, public officials, and government institutions was so pervasively...

We will only ever have one Malta

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 08:13 Last update: about 7 days ago Darren Carabott

If there is one area in which this administration has failed most spectacularly, it is definitely the environment. From billboards declaring that the environment would become a priority, we have seen...

Eternal fascism

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 08:04 Last update: about 7 days ago Kevin Cassar

In 1995, Umberto Eco published one of his masterpieces: Eternal fascism - 14 ways of looking at a Blackshirt. Eco lived through Mussolini’s dark years.  He tasted the bitterness of fascism....

Contrasting numbers: EP election vs poverty line

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 07:04 Last update: about 7 days ago Noel Grima

We live in a time of contrasting numbers. On the one hand the coming European Parliament election will offer a snapshot of sorts of our country. On the other hand we have been offered the latest...

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