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Don’t cry for me, Malta

Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 08:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Charles Flores

It has never happened to me before. I have been writing regular newspaper columns since 1976 and it has always felt like the most natural thing to do. Words fly out of me, and the subject matter often...

Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse.

Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 07:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Gejtu Vella

Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated, but freedom of speech is not on its deathbed.  Last Sunday in Valletta, the people have demonstrated that they are prepared to fight tooth and...

Foreign workers

Monday, 23 October 2017, 07:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Figures I saw recently about foreign wokers in Malta were surprising. I knew they had increased, but hardly to this extent. In the year 2004, foreign workers accounted for 2.6 per cent of the...

Organized crime

Monday, 23 October 2017, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Simon Mercieca

The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia has dominated both local and international news. Despite the fact that Malta has had a number of car bombs attacks, this is the first car bomb of this type...

The systematic failings of our police force

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alice Taylor

I have been debating whether I should write this article. What do I have to say that hasn’t already been said? How can I put into words the upset, anger, and frustration I am feeling? And is it...

Opinion: Do we dare hope for a better future? - Lawrence Gonzi

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Lawrence Gonzi

Over the past few days since Daphne’s assassination, hearing and reading a cacophony of reflections, eulogies, and analyses, a deep sadness has crept in, recognising that the most powerful...

An intrepid lady

Saturday, 21 October 2017, 08:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

To begin, we may cast aside from our mind and our emotions that Daphne Caruana Galizia was the award-winning journalist who earned an important honour for Malta at a time when our name was being...

Nothing can justify Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Thursday, 19 October 2017, 10:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Miriam Dalli

Nothing can ever justify the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said. In her vlog today, Dalli, herself a former editor and journalist, says that a person should not...

How they put it...

Thursday, 19 October 2017, 07:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

This is how some people put it: in their view, a step back towards antiquated behaviour is being taken by all those who, as individuals, associations or popular movements, speechify and mobilize to...

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