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When are you giving back what is not yours, Your Grace?

Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:33 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

We have our local Elgin Marbles under our noses. Something, in other words, of high cultural value, that does not belong to us but which has ended in our possession through possession made...

Expanding restoration efforts across our localities

Friday, 23 August 2024, 12:25 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

Restoration work continues across Malta, with significant efforts to preserve our rich cultural heritage.  Among the noteworthy projects is the restoration of the historic Former St. Joseph...

Pressures

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

Small businesses are increasingly feeling the pressures of the big supermarkets on their affairs. It is difficult to see how they can compete unless they manage to identify and develop niches of...

Cottonera

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 08:06 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

In the heart of Cottonera, a monumental effort is underway to breathe new life into the historic fortifications that have stood as silent guardians over centuries of Maltese history. These imposing...

Regarding hospitals

Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:38 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

As the furore over the case of the three hospitals continued to develop, one thing still surprised me. I heard no comment about how Maltese hospitals seem to attract foreign "hornets" who seek to...

Byron Camilleri must go

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 08:58 Last update: about 3 years ago Darren Carabott

The pot has been simmering for a very long time, but now it appears to have come to a violent boil. Action needs to be taken immediately and Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri must shoulder the...

The Constitutional duty to actively pursue peace

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 08:57 Last update: about 3 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Santa Marija Convoy, Her Excellency President Myriam Spiteri Debono reflected on the current suffering in Gaza and the Ukraine. What is the purpose of...

Labour’s decay

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 08:10 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

"All corruption must be punished, every corrupt party official must be prosecuted".  This was the Party Leader's clear message.  "To discipline the party," he added "we have to be...

On behalf of the apathetic elecorate

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 08:02 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

Historically, Malta has an enviable record of voter turnout at general elections. Up until a few decades ago, voter turnout rates were consistently high, often above 90 percent. However, in the last...

Gozo: Manikata road needs urgent attention

Sunday, 18 August 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Roads in Malta fall under the responsibility of Infrastructure Malta (IM) while the Gozo Ministry is in charge of the roads in Gozo. Funds to cover the related expenses for roads in Gozo seem to come...

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