Bluefin Tuna - A fish saved, a quota earned
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 08:36
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alicia Bugeja Said
Obtaining the largest increase in tuna fishing quota in years, was not only a hard-earned win on behalf of our resilient fishers, but also a unique opportunity for us to chart a new course of growth...
Licensing the construction industry
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 07:53
Last update: about 4 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Watching the collapse of the structure which killed Jean-Paul Sofia sends shock waves through every bit of my body each time I catch a split-second glimpse of the relative video. The magisterial...
Terrified of the truth
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 07:43
Last update: about 4 years ago
Kevin Cassar
“There is no need for a public inquiry,” Robert Abela insisted. Jean Paul Sofia’s family is pleading for a public inquiry to reveal the circumstances leading to his horrific death....
Making sense in all the confusion
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 06:57
Last update: about 4 years ago
Noel Grima
Many, myself included, are today finding it difficult to assimilate all that has been happening these past days with regards to the hospitals issue. In one and the same day, on Thursday, one had...
Colonialism
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant
As shown by the controversies (most of them interesting and provocative) that continue about colonialism, this subject is still considered as important by the former colonised and the former...
Financial reforms
Monday, 13 March 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant
The financial services framework of regulations and incentives, it has been announced, is due for an upcoming reform. It will be interesting to evaluate the thrust of the proposed changes. Clearly...
Standards Commissioner appointment – A farce
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 09:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Kevin Aquilina
Government and the Opposition have in tandem turned the parliamentary appointment procedure of the second Commissioner for Standards in Public Life into a farce. First, they both engaged in...
Court attorneys
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 08:47
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mary Muscat
My take on the Valenzia Inquiry recommendations to beef up the court resources related to domestic violence (DV) cases is to create a pool of court attorneys to assist the respective magistrates....
A comment on PN v PBS
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 08:46
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
Last month – on Monday 27 February to be precise – the highest court of the land, the Constitutional Court, delivered a decision with far-reaching implications: Partit Nazzjonalista v....
Arvid Pardo’s legacy: rediscovering a maritime vocation
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 07:48
Last update: about 4 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
“We are naturally vitally interested in the sea which surrounds us and through which we live and breathe.” This was stated by Arvid Pardo then Malta’s UN Ambassador when addressing...