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CCF should be a place that helps inmates become better people

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 08:24 Last update: about 3 years ago Darren Carabott

We had high hopes that things would be turned around at the Corradino Correctional Facility. We thought that new management would bring about the necessary change in mentality, and the courage to do...

Miriam Dalli’s political responsibility

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 08:23 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Auditor General’s report on Enemalta’s Distribution Network is crystal clear. The failure of Enemalta’s Distribution Network during the summer of 2023 is the result of a lack of...

A lower criminal responsibility age?

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 07:44 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

In January 2023, a magistrate noted that existing criminal laws concerning minors required updating. Any basis for such a claim centres around the fact that while 16-year-olds are allowed to get...

Fitting in the global picture

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 07:34 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

Last weekend we were about to see a former president of the United States being assassinated. That we didn’t was due to mere chance – Donald Trump happened to look this way rather...

Books

Friday, 19 July 2024, 12:05 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

Public libraries have seen a significant resurgence in usage and this in itself is positive news.  It certainly reflects our nation's growing appreciation for literature and the...

Concrete proposals

Thursday, 18 July 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

The more one hears about the need to introduce substantial changes in the economic strategy of this county, the more one expects to hear about concrete proposals regarding how this can be done....

Malta and NATO

Monday, 15 July 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Malta’s current flirtation with NATO is anything but an enjoyable show. Following the renewal of membership in the Partnership for Peace programme (a huge mistake), there was the association of...

Land use planning: beyond NIMBYism

Sunday, 14 July 2024, 08:38 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Land use planning is in the news continuously nowadays. Various residential communities are up in arms as they are now realizing that, 18 years ago, they were defrauded when Parliament approved a...

Gozo: Fatality first, warning sign later

Sunday, 14 July 2024, 08:37 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

In Gozo, it’s a common occurrence that when accidents happen, no one seems to be responsible for their consequences and compensations. Consider St Francis square. The present government and...

Unfit for office

Sunday, 14 July 2024, 08:34 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

Prime Minister Robert Abela chose to lie about me on ONE radio. He claimed the PN used me to report him to the Standards Commissioner.  He accused me of hypocrisy. He told his party faithful that...

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