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Jotting down some notes

Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 07:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Death Last week I was asked to moderate a conference organized by the National Cancer Platform.  It was a very well-organised conference with some exquisite presentations.  One...

Moving the Roadworks-Mania to Gozo

Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 08:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

Members of the public and several eNGOs were understandably alarmed by news of the proposed road-widening works between Marsalforn and Rabat in Gozo. In addition to the road-widening, the proposed...

Brexit is here

Monday, 3 February 2020, 07:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

So that’s how it is. Brexit has at last arrived. It took so long to put the decision on track because it was triggered by a referendum. As I see it, a referendum has a less than worthwhile...

Cynical and immature

Sunday, 2 February 2020, 10:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Some blame it on the contraceptive pill. It seems that science has found that during ovulation women are attracted to more masculine men. Since the pill prevents ovulation, post-sexual revolution...

Investigating Konrad’s MTA contract

Sunday, 2 February 2020, 10:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

It is known that Johann Buttigieg, former Chief Executive of the Planning Authority, was squeezed out of his post by Minister Ian Borg. Johann Buttigieg, however, found an ally in Konrad Mizzi, then...

Confessions of a political orphan

Sunday, 2 February 2020, 09:01 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

Malta has been reduced to a pitiful state – a place full of deceit, horrors and shit. And no, it is not just Joseph Muscat or Keith Kasco Schembri who are to blame – we all are. If we...

What happens to Air Malta now that Konrad Mizzi is not there?

Sunday, 2 February 2020, 08:27 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

In a way, this is an object lesson in how a politician should not be given – or be allowed to take – an executive role in a business venture. Konrad Mizzi was given Air Malta to run...

Repeating mistakes

Saturday, 1 February 2020, 08:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

Robert Abela may very much like to be the Prime Minister that Joseph Muscat was, enjoying his popularity, but with a special indulgence from the Pope which perhaps Joseph and Michelle tried to obtain...

Education and the employment market

Friday, 31 January 2020, 07:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

Lufthansa Technik Malta celebrated the commencement of base maintenance services for Airbus A350 long-haul aircraft belonging to its parent company Lufthansa. The first aircraft, an A350-900 is...

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