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Gozo demands its place in Malta Vision 2050

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:40 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Media, policymaking circles, and civil society platforms have widely discussed the launch of Malta's Vision 2050 in recent months. The document describes itself as an ambitious long-term strategy to...

The film industry at a crossroads: an opportunity for growth

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:37 Last update: about 2 years ago Julie Zahra

The Film Commissioner's performance at the Public Accounts Committee this week, though heavily aided by government side MPs, was little convincing. Though Johann Grech made sure to take credit for all...

Quo Vadis Europe?

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:35 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

The people of Europe do not desire more integration; they prefer less integration. Individuals are hesitant to embark on new yet unfamiliar European coasts. They wish to wait and observe how all the...

Yes, I still grieve for Daphne

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:32 Last update: about 2 years ago Victor Calleja

All of us who truly believe in justice should grieve for Daphne Caruana Galizia. I sure do. I grieve for Daphne the human, the person, the individual. But I also mourn for her and miss her every day...

Miriana and Yuval

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:02 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

I woke up to savage cries of jubilation all over Facebook when it was announced that Miriana Conte had made it to the final night of Eurovision after an absence of long years for Malta. The...

Promoting peace

Friday, 16 May 2025, 08:30 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

The Roman Catholic world has a new Pope. After three days of black smoke, on May 8th, at 18:09, white smoke billowed from a small chimney above the Sistine Chapel, under the watchful eyes of...

Continuity

Thursday, 15 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

From generation to generation, the customs of citizens in a country get carried over and repeated. One generation follows the practices of its predecessor and copies them till it practises them like...

The Trojan horse row

Thursday, 15 May 2025, 07:55 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Opinionist Kevin Cassar considers PN MP Alex Borg to be one of Labour's Trojan horses within the PN since he believes that Gozitan Borg isn't fighting for Gozo's past, let alone its future. This...

Nationalism

Monday, 12 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

From the outside, nationalism seems to be regaining ground after years during which globalisation has been conquering every corner of political and economic governance everywhere. I always believed...

While remaining completely neutral, we must not be naïve

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 08:51 Last update: about 2 years ago Darren Carabott

What happened in the last days, just a few kilometres outside of Maltese territorial waters, sent shockwaves across the country and raised some very pertinent questions as to what it meant to be a...

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