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Whom to believe?

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

Negative. That was the “verdict” delivered in the US by the special counsel Moeller charged to investigate whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with the Russians to...

Government hypocrisy on gender balance

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 13:52 Last update: about 6 years ago Peter Agius

PN MEP Candidate Peter Agius speaks about the government’s proposal of 12 additional seats in Parliament.  Increasing female participation in politics is very good but will not of...

Malta needs a consistent voice for the environment

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:49 Last update: about 6 years ago Michael Briguglio

In this vlog Dr Michael Briguglio describes the deterioration of the Maltese environment. He asserts that Malta needs representation in the European Parliament which is consistently in favour of...

People power, empowerment and unselfishness

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 07:57 Last update: about 6 years ago Camilla Appelgren

The storm is over and we have repaired the damages caused by it. We all went back to our lives and many will claim that it wasn’t too bad - I mean, we all survived, right? We should stop moaning...

Is betting immoral?

Monday, 25 March 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

Internet gaming is clearly a prime economic sector in Malta. On its back, Malta has effectively become the Atlantic City of the Mediterranean. No matter how important this field of activity has been...

Knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing

Sunday, 24 March 2019, 10:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

It was Oscar Wilde who, over a 100 years ago, coined the expression: “knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing”. Today, matters are more sophisticated, with ‘cost...

Liberal environment

Sunday, 24 March 2019, 10:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Sandro Chetcuti, of the Malta Developers Association, not too long ago rightly complained about lacklustre urban planning in this country. He was quite obviously correct in his assessment, though it...

Relics and realities

Sunday, 24 March 2019, 10:19 Last update: about 6 years ago Charles Flores

Some things seemingly never change and we are more or less all vulnerable to the loop. A case in point is this national hang-up about our colonial past even at a time when the country, now happily...

The infidel in us

Sunday, 24 March 2019, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Victor Calleja

Christchurch, New Zealand and Malta; somewhat unconnected and maybe, as we are in most things, rather unperturbed. Fifty Muslims were brutally killed while they were at prayer. Killed by a man...

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