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Building Regulations Camouflage

Saturday, 9 June 2018, 09:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

The Building Regulations Office say they plan to have all construction sites inspected for irregularities, within a period of 6 weeks. In reality that means that practically the whole of Summer...

One year of hard work

Friday, 8 June 2018, 11:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

Time flies. A full year has passed since the 2017 general election and therefore a full twelve months of the Muscat II Government. I believe that considerable work has been done by all...

Consequences of economic momentum

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

That current economic growth rates have consequences which are not all positive is a point that should be generally agreed. Some of these consequences reach out beyond the economic domain for they...

Our car addiction

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 13:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The front cover of Malta’s National Transport Master Plan 2025 boldly bears the logo of the European Regional Development Fund, indicating that it was funded by European Union funds. This Master...

We need to start from the disabled person's aspirations

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 10:12 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I have always been passionate about the disability sector. It goes back to some thirty or so years ago when I used to hitchhike two or three times a week from the Siggiewi Pjazza to go to Dar...

There is no planet B

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Camilla Appelgren

What would life be like without an environment in balance? Sometimes I feel like some politicians worldwide have the view that it would be perfect. Why would we need oxygen to breathe, and an...

Stability is the word

Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 08:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

I have to admit I am always entertained by the antics and tribulations of Italian politics in general. More so when situations occur such as the current episode wherein we have watched the two main...

SMEs and VAT

Monday, 4 June 2018, 07:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

A large majority of Maltese firms are smes – small and medium sized enterprises. Actually, they are to be called “micros”, so small they turn out to be. Still, while carrying out...

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