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A movement against Joseph Muscat

Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 09:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Before the election, Joseph Muscat boasted of gathering a “movement” behind him in the run-up to beat the Nationalist Party. He succeeded in persuading many to join his camp, and ended up...

The Hunger Games 2: Catching fire

Monday, 25 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Katniss Everdeen: How will they change you? Peeta Mellark: I don't know. Turn me into something I'm not. I just don't want to be another piece in their game, you...

African minerals

Monday, 25 May 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Last week, with minimal coverage in the media, including Malta’s, the European Parliament passed a resolution which advocates controls on the traffic in rare minerals exported from zones in...

Zombies keep you on your toes

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Charles Flores

Many level-headed people on these islands are irritated by the fact that certain individuals and organisations suddenly erupt like dormant volcanoes to make their voices heard on issues that often...

Sorry, Joseph, but it’s backfired

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

For the first time since he fought on the losing side in the referendum on EU membership, Joseph Muscat is facing massive (and massing) opposition to his plans to put his Jordanian contact's business...

Muscat’s priorities: the environment not included

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

How can the government say that the feasibility of the Żonqor project depends on the low monetary value of the ODZ land and expect to be taken seriously? Is this not placing the profits of the...

What is not being said about the American University project

Sunday, 24 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

Everyone has now had his say about the American University project and Zonqor Point. I must say from the outset that the ODZ argument is a very serious one and the events of the past days have...

Over to Gozo

Saturday, 23 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

Time itself, although said to stand still in Gozo, has actually continued to pass.  The nature of the island, its economy and investments, people and business community are quietly transforming...

From achievers to cheats

Friday, 22 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Now that we are heading back to the eighties at full speed, lowering the bar of our educational system is no surprise at all. Of course, this was never announced or made public. But there are some...

The fuel tanks of Birżebbuġa

Friday, 22 May 2015, 07:50 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

The fuel tanks in Birżebbuġa came to national attention after the Leader of the Opposition mentioned them as an alternative site for the proposed American University for the South. I will...

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