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Al fresco dining … at your own risk

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 09:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Al-fresco dining has taken over pavements in a number of localities and parking spaces have not been spared either, as the catering business does not care about anything except its bottom line....

What needs to be done

Monday, 3 September 2018, 13:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Michael Briguglio

Not everyone is benefiting from the economic growth being registered in the country, Nationalist candidate for the European Parliament Michael Briguglio says. There are some 72,000 at risk of...

Metro rather than a tunnel

Monday, 3 September 2018, 08:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

A friend mentioned how he had read or heard what somebody had written or said about the best long-term solution to the transport problems in Malta and Gozo, as well as between the two islands. Wider...

Renzo Gauci - an appreciation

Monday, 3 September 2018, 07:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Simon Mercieca

This afternoon, the community of Tarxien, together with many feast enthusiasts, will  pay their last respects and bid farewell to Renzo Gauci, the sculptor. He passed away last Thursday....

Why it is time to ban hunting

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 10:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Alice Taylor

I am not one to shy away from controversial topics, but this was one that I always vowed to steer clear of. Due to the fact that those involved have a variety of lethal weapons, are prone to sending...

Bertu’s hissy fit

Sunday, 2 September 2018, 10:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

All is not quiet on the arts front. According to a report yesterday, Arts Council chairman Albert Marshall vetoed the decision of an international evaluation panel tasked with picking the...

Helping customers finding best deals online, protecting small SMEs

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 15:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

In his vlog MEP Francis Zammit Dimech explains that Maltese like to travel and in several cases the first thing to do is going online to book flights and accommodation. In the European Parliament he...

Time to drag the net?

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 10:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Marlene Mizzi

That the Maltese economy is going full-throttle is a statement of fact regularly bolstered by the independent conclusions of the world’s major rating agencies. It is no longer a phenomenon but a...

Who's getting the cream?

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

One hardly needs to discuss again the current economic success. It would be foolish to deny that it is happening and not to welcome it. The question that arises is: How is the economic cake that...

Beating the odds

Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 11:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Camilla Appelgren

I started the weekend with a clean-up with Ambjent Malta, led by the mayor of Gzira, Conrad Borg Manché.  This clean-up was discussed midweek between the two of us and people were invited...

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