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Real and present danger

Sunday, 1 January 2023, 08:28 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“No one, including the former President, is above the law”. These were the comments of Bennie Thompson, chairman of the January 6th select committee.  After 18 months of investigation...

No, it is not a human right

Sunday, 1 January 2023, 08:12 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

While the Christians were busy celebrating the Annunciation, when, according to the story, the angel Gabriel announced the Incarnation to Mary, the liberal-progressives showed up at our collective...

Chronicles of stories yet to happen

Sunday, 1 January 2023, 06:47 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

As dawn breaks out two days before New Year’s Day one looks at the year about to end and tries to peer into what the new year might bring with it. The year that’s ending brought with...

2023

Friday, 30 December 2022, 10:14 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

The year 2022 is coming to an end, and we have so much to look forward to with positivity and energy for the new year 2023. The year 2022 will surely be remembered as the...

Too many organisations

Thursday, 29 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

The time has long come for the question to be raised as to whether in public administration, too many organisations are involved in ongoing work: instead of really implementing government work...

Black blots and blue dot

Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 07:20 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken on 14 February 1990, by NASA's Voyager 1. American astronomer Carl Sagan had asked for such a photo to be taken. It inspired his book, "Pale Blue Dot:...

The eurozone

Monday, 26 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

It’s been another year of upheaval. War in Europe triggered enormous confusion regarding the supply of energy to the continent – as well as an inflation that had long not been experienced...

Abortion – The Culture of Death

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Although at Christmas Malta normally celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, this Christmas will be a different Christmas for me and for all persons of good will. We are constrained to celebrate it...

Eventful

Friday, 23 December 2022, 13:23 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

This week, it was my absolute pleasure to present with the President of Malta, George Vella, the President’s Award for Creativity to 4 organisations who apply art to the...

Catholic and pro-abortion

Thursday, 22 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Catholic politicians who approve the idea that the practice of abortion should be allowed by law must be sanctioned by the Catholic church, if I understand correctly. This though is apparently not...

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