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Adapting to Brexit

Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 07:16 Last update: about 4 years ago Peter Agius

Brexit is now a reality. No matter how illogical it seemed for one of the most influential member states to leave the decision-making table of the world’s leading economic club, it...

Festas

Monday, 4 January 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant MEP

Probably enthusiasm for festas is among the most prominent traits of the Maltese character. The Leader of the Opposition has given another proof of this, reportedly, with his call for Malta to...

New Year, Blues!

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

As the New Year begins, we carry forward unfinished business from 2020, with the pandemic in pole position. But one of the most important political happenings of the last days of 2020 was Bernard...

Writing off future generations

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 09:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Our actions today are a first draft in designing the future. They are tomorrow’s blueprint. Our future as well as that of future generations. The ice sheets are melting at a faster rate...

It’s that time again

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 08:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

Now that the Christmas and New Year celebrations are over and we are still battling the pandemic, on a completely different level a new game is about to begin. For this is around the time when...

Gen Z, Gen Alpha

Friday, 1 January 2021, 07:39 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

I truly believe in the fantastic capabilities of the upcoming generations, the so-called Zoomers and members of the Generation Alpha.  I am sure that they will be much better, much more informed,...

Hopes for an ending

Thursday, 31 December 2020, 09:08 Last update: about 4 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

The Covid-19 vaccine has given us hope and we are all looking forward to seeing how this will affect our lives in the early months of 2021. And although the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister...

Farm land

Thursday, 31 December 2020, 07:49 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant MEP

It is really bad that we seem to be giving a lower ranking in terms of importance to the agricultural land that is still being worked by fulltimers and part-timers. My belief has always been that we...

Rancid state of politics

Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Peter Agius

As the year comes to an end it is a good time to take stock of the state of Maltese politics. This time last year we were at the ebb of ebbs, with Joseph Muscat lingering on as Prime Minister...

Public agencies

Monday, 28 December 2020, 07:54 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant MEP

Since they started being set up during the second half of the 1960’s, public agencies were intended to carry out the “new” tasks undertaken by government which needed a greater...

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