Unseasonal wishes
Sunday, 24 December 2017, 10:44
Last update: about 7 years ago
Noel Grima
Parliament rose for a month-long Christmas recess on Wednesday. There were some feeble attempts at well-wishing but the cherry on the cake was the previous day’s sitting, which was so...
Planning nightmares: the coastline and marine resources
Sunday, 24 December 2017, 09:30
Last update: about 7 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Last Monday, Parliament commenced a discussion on the implementation of the Public Domain legislation, in respect of which the Planning Authority has submitted a report entitled 'Sites Nominated to be...
Going around in circles
Saturday, 23 December 2017, 09:36
Last update: about 7 years ago
Rachel Borg
Many times when we have to deal with a government department or entity, but also in the private sector, we find ourselves going round in circles. As we get bumped off from one section to another...
I threw stones at them
Friday, 22 December 2017, 08:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
Owen Bonnici
"I threw stones at the soldiers," a kind nun told me. "You did what?" I asked, incredulously. "I threw stones at the soldiers during the second Intifada. They were going to...
Is the consensus over?
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 08:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
Lost in the noise generated by the amendment including Malta in a list of four EU tax havens, that was proposed to the final report by the Panama papers committee of the European Parliament, was the...
Christmas musings
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 16:12
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Recently the Department of Social Policy and Social Work within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing organised a collection for the Food Bank in Valletta, a commendable initiative by the staff. ...
Christmas greetings and red poinsettias
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 09:32
Last update: about 7 years ago
Gejtu Vella
This is the time of the year where millions of people around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The nativity story which took place in Bethlehem many, many hundreds of years ago is...