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Teaching them young

Friday, 7 February 2020, 08:26 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

The murder of 34-year-old mother of two Chantelle Chetcuti in Zabbar this week, made all the news headlines. It shocked the country and discussions on social media focused about the need for action....

Literary memories

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Even though I could not attend it, the (delayed) ceremony for the allocation of national book prizes for 2019 held at end January triggered for me memories of literary developments in Malta. Some went...

Social policies worthy of today

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 07:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Briguglio

A variety of social policy areas deserve attention in Malta. These exist in a context of social and environmental change which require sustainable policy making. Incidentally, a few weeks ago the...

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...

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