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Tonio Fenech’s class of 2006

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 10:12 Last update: about 6 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Tonio Fenech, former Finance Minister, has been resurrected onto a political platform to share his views in a recent political activity held at Verdala Palace. The environment, he said, does not win...

Vetoing the veto

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 10:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Charles Flores

Well, of course, it was a German who lit the fuse. This time in the figure of Foreign Minister Heiko Maas who came out calling for the European Union to get rid of the right for individual member...

The sound of silence

Sunday, 13 June 2021, 08:11 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

Last Sunday’s announcement of the monthly opinion poll by MaltaToday was welcomed in the PN heartland by the sound of total silence. There was a time when the results of the poll would be...

Travel bug

Saturday, 12 June 2021, 08:09 Last update: about 6 years ago Rachel Borg

The travel bug is here, both in its virulent form and in its “can’t wait to board a plane” version. Eagerly waiting for the green light for safe travel, just to keep us in the...

Facebook and Twitter have no clothes

Friday, 11 June 2021, 07:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Owen Bonnici

Forget about Parliamentary democracy or the concept of checks and balances or the issue of the supremacy of the Constitution.  Forget about the writings about the separation of powers and about...

Verbal violence

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 08:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

In the national conference organised last week by President George Vella the impact of social media on the everyday life of our people often came under discussion. As one would expect, a focus was on...

The political state of the nation

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 07:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Michael Briguglio

Last weekend, the ‘State of the Nation’ survey commissioned by the President of Malta was published. In this article, I will comment on the findings related to...

Stories of resilience

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 06:53 Last update: about 6 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Last Saturday on my radio show, ‘Andrew Azzopardi on 103’ on 103 Malta’s Heart, the discussion revolved on how people deal with situations when faced with desperation.  Apart...

Three Gozitan Republics

Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 06:51 Last update: about 6 years ago Peter Agius

As a candidate for the European Parliament Elections I made it a point to understand the realities on the ground before attempting to represent the people handling that reality. That is all the more...

Ambitious targets

Monday, 7 June 2021, 07:37 Last update: about 6 years ago Alfred Sant

I am with those who agree that environmental goals should be ambitious. Not least on two fronts – that of the environmental damage that is being done in this country with the construction...

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