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A really, really positive year

Friday, 13 December 2024, 07:16 Last update: about 1 day ago Owen Bonnici

2024 was a very busy and positive year for the cultural sector. A lot of work has been done and the results are there for everyone to see. Evidence of this work can be seen all over Malta and...

Updating laws for a good purpose

Friday, 13 December 2024, 07:15 Last update: about 1 day ago Mark Said

At present, there is no legal definition of mental health, but occupational mental health-related issues include not only worker suicides but also absenteeism, presenteeism, easy dismissal of...

Electric vehicles

Thursday, 12 December 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 days ago Alfred Sant

The issue of the funds which have been transferred from the purchase of electric buses to the subsidisation of private electric cars can be taken as another signal that in this country, the priority...

Rights and duties

Monday, 9 December 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 5 days ago Alfred Sant

Voices have been raised in Europe to declare: We have developed here a range of measures to protect all citizens so they can exercise their right as human beings to live the good life. That was well...

But they’re worse

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 08:58 Last update: about 6 days ago Kevin Cassar

Robert Abela keeps scraping the bottom of the barrel. He's now thought up a new line of defence in the face of fierce public rage.  His obstinate refusal to take action against the two ministers...

The Labour Party cannot undo the mess of its own doing

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 08:57 Last update: about 7 days ago Darren Carabott

What we are seeing happening within the Labour Party is nothing but an unprecedented crisis. In any other developed European country, the current situation would have driven government to take serious...

Holding government to account

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 08:18 Last update: about 7 days ago Carmel Cacopardo

Parliament derives its authority in virtue of its representative nature. This is a constitutional principle enshrined in the 1215 Magna Carta between John, King of England, and his rebellious barons....

A far cry from Helsinki

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 08:13 Last update: about 7 days ago Noel Grima

Malta hosted the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe annual summit this week, though it hardly noticed. I am writing this on Thursday morning and the readers will be able to...

A false perception

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 07:16 Last update: about 7 days ago Mark Said

We are not any more gullible than any other nation or electorate. Fortunately, our country being so small and so many people leaving it, many of us are well-informed about the world beyond its...

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