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Another huge investment in culture and the arts

Friday, 15 November 2024, 08:48 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

Early next year, works on the Cultural Hub in Marsa shall commence. This week, together with Aaron Zahra, Chairman of Festivals Malta, and Frans Agius, Festivals Malta CEO, and policy advisor Simon...

Supermarkets

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Along with the sector of construction, the supermarkets business has expanded rapidly in past years. It would be useful to have research done about how this development has taken place. One could...

Road rage

Monday, 11 November 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Road rage has always been a problem, ever since Oedipus killed his father (though he did not recognize him as such) when they met at a cross-roads in ancient Greece. And no doubt, there had been...

Waiting for justice

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 08:04 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

The country's former leader has been finally convicted of bribery, corruption, collusion and money laundering.  He's an economist who holds a doctorate and he's condemned to 20 years and six...

Budget 2025 – Gozo left in the shadows yet again

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 08:03 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

The 2025 budget has left Gozitans disheartened, furthering doubts about Gozo's place in Malta's vision for the future. Despite repeated promises, this budget brings no relief to the island's...

What a missed opportunity!

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 08:02 Last update: about 3 years ago Darren Carabott

Robert Abela blew it, again. He had all the chance in the world to really show his political prowess and stature as a leader, and address the elephant in the room. This Budget 2025 process could have...

People before cars: the 15-minute city

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 07:58 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Traffic congestion cannot be addressed through the provision of more roads and flyovers. These measures generate more traffic, as has been repeatedly shown by studies carried out all over the world....

After Trump’s overwhelming victory

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 07:55 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

Some people especially in this side of the world have reacted in the blackest of ways to Donald Trump's second election as if it was a catastrophe of the first order. They should have seen it...

Let us save the iconic luzzu

Sunday, 10 November 2024, 07:51 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

Would you for one moment imagine the red double-deckers or the black London taxis no longer passing through the roads of the English capital, or the black gondolas no longer plying the narrow Venetian...

The future is bright

Friday, 8 November 2024, 11:14 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

Budget 2025 received positive feedback for it focused on bread-and-butter issues and addressed peoples' concerns. The tax cuts were historical and unprecedented, and they will make a significant...

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