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A government of secrets

Monday, 11 May 2015, 11:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

The mystery surrounding the building of a new university in the south of Malta is only the latest in a series of events about which the government was not truthful with the people. It says something,...

An American 'bufala' for the south

Monday, 11 May 2015, 09:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

The announcement of the setting up of an American University in Malta brought the Italian word “bufala” to mind. The word “bufala”stands for an animal, similar to the buffalo...

The bombshell that went unnoticed

Sunday, 10 May 2015, 11:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

The week that ended yesterday saw the resumption of normal political activity with the inauguration of the new parliament building. Maybe there were very few who bothered to watch the ceremony...

Mr Chetcuti talks aesthetics

Sunday, 10 May 2015, 11:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

It would be nice to think of the real-estate developer Sandro Chetcuti as a reformed man, but really, that would be a bit of a joke. Mr Chetcuti is president of the Malta Developers Association, but...

A future for our past

Sunday, 10 May 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The proposal for the setting up of an American University at Marsaskala as presented by the government is not one that is sustainable. DePaul University of Chicago has denied involvement in the...

The city that needs her sleep

Sunday, 10 May 2015, 10:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Charles Flores

We are all accustomed to such wayward titles of popular books and films as The city that never sleeps", with the author obviously trying to project the image of a thriving, not-so-innocent city run by...

And now for something completely unexpected

Sunday, 10 May 2015, 10:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Jenny Pullicino Orlando

One minute The Guardian/ICM polls - heck, all the polls - told us that the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck and the next, exit polls revealed the unimaginable. How all the pollsters got it...

All about the money

Saturday, 9 May 2015, 08:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

The fall of the Libyan dynasty has been good for Labour.  It gave them an opportunity to seek new friends and rich financial support.   Baku is the capital of energy-rich Azerbaijan, a...

Hide and seek in the transparent Parliament

Friday, 8 May 2015, 08:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

After a long break, we parliamentarians have finally moved to the new Parliament House. No offence meant to whoever arranged the ceremony but, I’m afraid, it lacked taste and could have been...

Anglu Farrugia

Thursday, 7 May 2015, 09:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

The opening of the new Parliament was the Speaker’s red-letter day. I will not go into the ceremony, even if, I consider the military parades out of place during such occasions. They are only...

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