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Vatican smoke: between white and pink

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 08:50 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Eyes were focused on that chimney at the Vatican for a considerable time during the past week. The election of the successor of Pope Francis has a relevance extending beyond religion and religious...

Rubbing their hands in glee

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 08:38 Last update: about 2 years ago Kevin Cassar

"The Opposition is celebrating the damage caused to you," Robert Abela told the crowd gathered for his Workers' Day mass meeting. Opposition members, Abela 'revealed', were "rubbing their hands in...

Mothers who shaped us

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 08:26 Last update: about 2 years ago Valerie Visanich

I recently came across a deeply poignant Maltese song titled "Jien ma naħdimx" ("I don't work") by Karen DeBattista. It is a beautifully crafted, poetic plea voiced by a mother whose daily life...

Gozo’s autonomy debate: Two visions, one island

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 08:19 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo stands at a crossroads. As Malta's sister island continues to grapple with development challenges and questions of fair representation, two strong voices have stepped into the spotlight with...

Strengthening our police corps

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 07:23 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

When, occasionally, we come across the question of why potential recruits are turning their backs on a career in the police force, it does not take much to come up with a number of key steps to...

The other side of the river

Sunday, 11 May 2025, 07:08 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

During the dark hours of the night it's as if the sea outside the Grand Harbour is a rather wide river and those lights across the water are not what we know as the Hurd's Bank and the ships at anchor...

The Maltese language course for EU institution employees

Friday, 9 May 2025, 12:21 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

In a letter addressed to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Labour MEP Agius Saliba expressed concern after being informed that the Maltese course would not be offered this year due to a low...

Workers Day and Malta’s conservative forces

Friday, 9 May 2025, 10:17 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

Last week, the Labour Party organized a mass meeting in Merchants Street Valletta to celebrate Workers Day. It was an extraordinary success. The Labour Party has been celebrating Workers Day since its...

The news from Australia

Thursday, 8 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

The huge election win registered by Tony Albanese and the Australian Labour Party was very good news for those who, like I do, believe that Labour parties have become too "moderate", too aligned along...

Green spaces

Monday, 5 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

It just doesn't make sense for the government on the one hand, to spend lots of money to create green spaces for the recreation of people away (or at some distance) from the pollution of traffic, and...

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