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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...

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