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The better our roads get...

Thursday, 8 November 2018, 07:37 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

The better our roads get, the less we shall enjoy them. So I was told by a friend who delights so much in controversy that he makes you believe nothing ever pleases him. The roads we had were...

Cannabis: a no-go

Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 08:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I need to declare my position:  I am not ready to subscribe to a social policy that justifies legalising cannabis by citing ‘harm reduction’.  Much as I esteem the hard work that...

The winner is always the persistent one

Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 08:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Camilla Appelgren

Over the years I have met so many passionate people working within NGOs and I am always amazed seeing the work that is done behind the scenes. They work relentlessly to serve the nation and do not ask...

Achieving social justice

Monday, 5 November 2018, 13:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli today speaks of a government that aims to help people who need it the most. The budget for 2019 that was presented last month continues to build on the Labour...

Too many corps

Monday, 5 November 2018, 07:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

The fashion is in full swing – here, as well as in other European countries – for agencies and other government corporations to be set up in order to operate as regulatory authorities, or...

La Ragazza di Marsiglia

Monday, 5 November 2018, 07:37 Last update: about 7 years ago Simon Mercieca

On Thursday, 8 November, the President of the Republic, H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro-Preca, will preside over the launch of an important book that has just been published by the well-known Sicilian...

Halloweenstuffed

Sunday, 4 November 2018, 11:20 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

Opposition leader Adrian Delia’s reply to the Budge Speech left most people incredulousby itsvacuity. One had to laugh out loud at Joseph Muscat’s description of it: “Halloween stuff...

Rainwater: the cost of incompetence

Sunday, 4 November 2018, 10:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

In his latest Budget speech, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna informed us that more studies will be carried out to identify flooding risks, simultaneously seeking to maximise the use of...

No price is too cheap

Sunday, 4 November 2018, 10:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

Over the years I have spent as a journalist, there have been times when I have detested this profession. I have assisted as people have been savaged by the media for no other reason but the fact...

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