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Costly distractions

Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 08:34 Last update: about 6 years ago Peter Agius

Maltese politics has largely become an exercise of distractions. While the political class takes front page treatment with daily scandals of reckless use of public money and cosy relationships with...

Contaminating education with reality

Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 08:38 Last update: about 6 years ago Evarist Bartolo

All around the world we are faced with great challenges in education: what do we need to do to make formal education relevant for the real world of tomorrow? How can education help us move forward,...

Barbados and Malta

Monday, 13 December 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

This year, Barbados which gained independence some two years after Malta did, ceased recognizing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state and became a republic. As in Malta, the president of...

Protecting his future, destroying ours

Sunday, 12 December 2021, 10:15 Last update: about 6 years ago Kevin Cassar

“Those making use of cannabis have no choice but to resort to criminality”. This was Minister Owen Bonnici justifying changes to cannabis use legislation. To call his statement daft would...

Saving the little that we have

Sunday, 12 December 2021, 09:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Almost two years ago, Architect Edward Said submitted a request to the Planning Authority and the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in order that they take steps to protect a Villa along the St...

The relentless drive hits a wall

Sunday, 12 December 2021, 08:48 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

This country is geared towards enjoyment, an easy lifestyle helped by an agreeable climate, blue seas and opportunities to mix work and play. Its attractiveness is based on relentless optimism which...

Christmas stocking fillers

Saturday, 11 December 2021, 08:42 Last update: about 6 years ago Rachel Borg

This past week has surpassed all imaginable levels of indecency.  Just because it is a government entity, a ministry, a Representative to the EU does not mean that we can get away with euphemisms...

Cannabis

Friday, 10 December 2021, 08:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Owen Bonnici

The harm-reduction approach we are advocating with regards to the personal use of cannabis has at its centre three crucial considerations: first that we need to stop criminalizing adults for choosing...

The Paris-Berlin axis

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 07:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

The relationship between Paris and Berlin is a crucial factor in the evolution of European policy. Eventually, if trust is maintained between the two sides, even when they do not see eye to eye, some...

Free speech, hate speech, fake speech

Thursday, 9 December 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 6 years ago Michael Briguglio

Malta’s media sphere frequently features news on freedom of speech, hate speech, fake news, and the like. Different cases have been cited, involving people with different political and...

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