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Not just beer in the dark

Sunday, 28 July 2024, 07:35 Last update: about 3 years ago Noel Grima

The latest attack on what we had come to see as our normal happened in midweek when the popular beer festival was twice interrupted by a power cut. Many took to social media to vent their anger...

Hard work

Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:41 Last update: about 3 years ago Owen Bonnici

The Maltese music scene is thriving, and new opportunities are always on the horizon for artists and organizers. The "Rock'N Malta" fund is a testament to this vibrant environment, fostering the...

Vague plans

Thursday, 25 July 2024, 07:07 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

We frequently get told about plans for this or that sector which are intended to describe the strategy that will be followed over the next few years in a given sector and how it is meant to develop. I...

Is our university yielding enough dividends?

Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 07:58 Last update: about 3 years ago Mark Said

Any money pumped into our university set-up should be a sound investment in our younger generations from which our future society will be moulded and from where the country’s future leaders will...

Regulators

Monday, 22 July 2024, 08:00 Last update: about 3 years ago Alfred Sant

The endeavours of regulators in the different fields of economic and social activity are not sufficiently well known and appreciated. To be honest, one doubts whether they are being so effective and...

Gozo: The Cittadella archway

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 08:27 Last update: about 3 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

The Cittadella, in the centre of Gozo, is a small fortified city on a naturally defended hill overlooking the Gozo capital, Victoria (Rabat). This strategic location was ideal for ancient settlements...

Andy Ellul’s silence

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 08:25 Last update: about 3 years ago Kevin Cassar

In October 2023, The Times published a front page report revealing that Parliamentary Secretary Andy Ellul’s driver, Roger Agius, was claiming disability benefits while driving him around. ...

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...

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