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Talking rubbish

Sunday, 27 August 2023, 07:26 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

We may not have time or aptitude to think and remember for this fiery, unremitting, heat just fries your brain. But late summers in Malta have always been the same. With the temperature peaking over...

Empowering cultural traditions

Friday, 25 August 2023, 07:49 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

A total of 27 voluntary organizations are set to embark on a new cultural project through the Artistic Financing for Feast Associations Scheme, receiving a commendable total of €140,000 in...

Economic model

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

Much has been said about the Maltese economic model and the need for it to change. Still it seems to me that little thought has been given to what is exactly being understood when referring to...

Local Councils, PL, PN and ADPD

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 07:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Michael Briguglio

Overdevelopment, dirt, waste management and criminality are just some of the issues which have a strong localised dimension, yet in which local councils have little, or no authority at all....

The past as a foreign country

Monday, 21 August 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

I remember how impressed I was by a comment that novelist Alex Vella Gera once made as we chatted: all novels about the past, he said, even if their past dates to only a few years back, are...

Supremacy of the Constitution or of EU Law?

Sunday, 20 August 2023, 08:28 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Aquilina

A ground breaking decree addressing the nodal point as to which law is supreme, the Constitution of Malta or European Union Law, was delivered on 26 July 2023 by Mr Justice Toni Abela, sitting in the...

Land use planning: regulated by greed

Sunday, 20 August 2023, 08:02 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Manikata is once more under threat. Almost one year ago, in these same columns I had written about the kebab man who had managed to ruin the surroundings of the small Manikata Chapel. [The kebab man...

The grovellers

Sunday, 20 August 2023, 07:57 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

David Xuereb, MCESD Chair, stood on the stairs of Castille after meeting Prime Minister Robert Abela and Minister Miriam Dalli.  The country had just been plunged into days of darkness as the...

Food security and climate change – a time for renewed hope?

Sunday, 20 August 2023, 07:01 Last update: about 4 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

The latter half of 2023 may shape up to be a significant turning point for the international community. A number of crucial summits are scheduled to take place, which may leave an enduring impact, and...

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