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Prioritising education

Friday, 24 January 2020, 08:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

The educational journey is in itself an exciting journey. As all other journeys it deals with the expectancy of reaching a destination in the future but with the unique opportunity of building in...

Lost skills

Thursday, 23 January 2020, 07:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

I doubt whether I’m so wrong to suspect that since the turn of the century, Malta has lost many of its traditional skills in engineering and perhaps too in other sectors like...

A new political season?

Thursday, 23 January 2020, 07:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Briguglio

As things stand, Malta’s two-party system seems here to stay. True, voting turnout in the 2019 European elections was a record low, but third parties did not benefit from this in terms of...

Children are not mascots!

Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 08:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

This habit of pushing children to the front has picked up way too much. For every moment which is considered important by politicians you see children being paraded, conveniently so....

The right choice for Pietà

Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 07:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

The fight for the preservation of the architectural and historical heritage of Pietà continues.  There is currently a development application concerning a 19th century townhouse along the...

Contempt

Monday, 20 January 2020, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

What creates most tension in the public management of any country, ours included, is the feeling of contempt towards those one disagrees with... or better, towards those who disagree with...

Muscat the Obscene

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

It is too early to start analysing newly-installed Prime Minister Robert Abela’s performance. So far, he has made a number of statements and only in time shall we know if he really meant...

The politics of sustainable development

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 10:31 Last update: about 8 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The politics of sustainable development is a matter for the Prime Minister’s direct consideration as it is wide-ranging and concerns all areas of policy. It is quite interesting that once more...

When things seem most desperate there is still hope

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 09:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

Right now, the whole situation in Malta seems awful. Everything is topsy-turvy, surreal, hopeless and scary. The undesirables, even if some have resigned, are still around and few are facing justice....

How Robert Abela got there

Sunday, 19 January 2020, 08:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

At the end of this most momentous week, I intend to focus solely on how Robert Abela managed to become prime minister, leaving further comment on the selection of the Cabinet and the first steps of...

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