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The criminalisation of government

Sunday, 24 March 2024, 08:44 Last update: about 1 month ago Kevin Cassar

Corrupt governments abuse their power to create more efficient ways to steal from the state. That’s exactly what Labour’s doing.  In a brilliant paper called “Grand corruption...

When protests are necessary

Sunday, 24 March 2024, 08:19 Last update: about 1 month ago Mark Said

Do you remember how protests started in Valletta and other urban centres of Malta on November 20, 2019, mainly calling for resignations after alleged political links to the assassination of journalist...

Clean up, clean up

Sunday, 24 March 2024, 07:45 Last update: about 1 month ago Victor Calleja

Let’s be positive this Sunday, this hopefully glorious, spring Sunday: there are some corners of Malta which are well-maintained, are clean, and a joy to walk in.  This is not a Sunday...

Miriam Spiteri Debono and Speakergate

Sunday, 24 March 2024, 07:33 Last update: about 1 month ago Noel Grima

I am writing today about Miriam Spiteri Debono without knowing at this point whether she will be appointed President of the Republic as from 4 April. When she was appointed Speaker of the House...

A national achievement

Thursday, 21 March 2024, 07:05 Last update: about 2 months ago Alfred Sant MEP

The status of neutrality written into the Maltese constitution is a national achievement that the majority of people in Malta and Gozo believe in and agree with. Neutrality corresponds to the best...

Trading in property

Monday, 18 March 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 2 months ago Alfred Sant MEP

The leading role that the market in buildings and lands plays in the island’s economy was again highlighted these past months by the controversies that new projects gave rise to,  and the...

Gozo Channel Ltd – approaching a dead-end!

Sunday, 17 March 2024, 08:14 Last update: about 2 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

The writing has long been on the wall, but no one is heeding it. Now the chickens are coming home to roost and the problems concerning Gozo Channel are snowballing. Where are the promises of the...

Hero for democracy

Sunday, 17 March 2024, 08:13 Last update: about 2 months ago Kevin Cassar

Magistrate Rachel Montebello just delivered a fatal blow to Labour’s attempts to deprive the nation of its right to freedom of expression. In a devastating judgement, the Magistrate decried the...

Will we ever have mixed gender teams in all sports competitions?

Sunday, 17 March 2024, 08:12 Last update: about 2 months ago Mark Said

Lately, I have been pondering on what it would be like to have a football team made up of football stars the likes of Alexia Putellas or Megan Rapinoe playing alongside Messi, Ronaldo, or Kane. Or...

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