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Maritime contention

Thursday, 16 September 2021, 07:54 Last update: about 5 years ago Michael Briguglio

Throughout its history, Malta experienced its fair share of contention in maritime affairs. A recent example of this is the current controversy surrounding the plans to have a Yacht Marina in...

A portrait to hide

Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 09:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

Patrick Dalli, former Labour Minister Helena Dalli’s husband, is angry, very angry. And he’s not one to mess with. Not for the first time, Dalli is livid at Labour. Dalli drew a...

100 ideas for the social sector

Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 07:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Recently I launched 100 ideas that might advance the social sector. The purpose of sharing these ideas is to help place the social sector back on the agenda where it belongs and through...

Journalism and responsibilities

Monday, 13 September 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Frequently, we get messaged about the importance of journalism in our lives and how in the exercise of their profession, journalists deserve to be accorded full protection and full freedom when...

Everybody wants change

Sunday, 12 September 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

All political parties - be they large or negligible in size - want change. The question is: do you want change? But before answering that question, I think we should answer another question: what kind...

Regulating the commercial companies owned by PLPN

Sunday, 12 September 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

PLPN media houses owe millions to the VAT office.  How can PLPN be credible when speaking about measures to bring tax dodging and tax evasion under control? Would it not be more appropriate if...

Tell us what will happen afterwards

Sunday, 12 September 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The way ahead seems pretty clear, to the prime minister at least. As in all the countries that do not have fixed terms (like the US for instance) it is the prime minister's prerogative to hold the...

The greying economy

Saturday, 11 September 2021, 08:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Rachel Borg

The regularity with which we wait to hear of controversial decisions to be decided by the Planning Authority is quite exhausting.  Before that decision there were also Objections and Protests...

Pride

Friday, 10 September 2021, 08:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

Today marks the start of Pride Week with the theme “#You are included” which will go on until 19 September.  In the light of the regulations related to COVID mitigation, things had to...

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