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Softening ‘rigor mortis’

Sunday, 9 October 2022, 07:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The corpse, long thought dead, is surprisingly showing some slight signs of life. The days of Halloween are drawing near. The corpse, that is the Nationalist Party, held a protest march on Sunday...

It was the night that was

Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

It was the night that was! Notte Bianca 2022 was a great success.  We had told you that it was going to be the biggest one yet, and we did not disappoint!  We kept our word. Indeed the...

An exemption for what?

Thursday, 6 October 2022, 07:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

I understand why the government considers it has made a good job when it obtained an exemption for Malta with regard to the measure being adopted at a European level for electricity consumption to be...

Who are we? Where are we going?

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

People, countries and civilizations flourish and develop when they encounter other people, countries and civilizations. When we try to cut ourselves off from others, we atrophy and stagnate. So, the...

Setting children an example

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 10:01 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“I would like to conclude by conveying a message my ten-year-old daughter Giorgia Mae, who is here in the audience, wished me to pass on when I explained I would be addressing this meeting of...

Tourism: reflections on the Deloitte report

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 08:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has just published a report entitled Carrying Capacity Study for Tourism in the Maltese Islands which report has been drawn up by its consultants...

Seeking solutions through research and international dialogue

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 07:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

In an ever connected world, where even remote islands such as Malta form a significant part of international socio-economics, finding like-minded friends becomes an even more essential part of...

Stable in the No camp

Sunday, 2 October 2022, 06:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

Nexta_tv announced this week that already 23 countries have joined Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia at the ECHR, the European Court of Human Rights. It added that “all EU countries...

You got it

Friday, 30 September 2022, 09:27 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

After a two-year absence, Notte Bianca will return tomorrow, Saturday 1 October, from 7 p.m. onwards with a programme that contains various art forms and performances of the highest...

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