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A better Malta

Friday, 8 February 2019, 08:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Owen Bonnici

Freedom House’s latest report, from the Washington-based democracy monitor titled “Freedom in the World 2019” evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 14 territories...

Tackling plastic waste

Thursday, 7 February 2019, 14:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour Party MEP Miriam Dalli today speaks about the need to tackle plastic waste. She says that a strong effort is needed to reduce the use of plastic items that are used only once.  ...

Concrete proposals to fight cancer

Thursday, 7 February 2019, 14:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

In his vlog MEP Francis Zammit Dimech refers to the recent data published by Eurostat placing Malta 3rd from last when it comes to investment in research and innovation. He said that this is...

Young people and politics

Thursday, 7 February 2019, 09:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

I was told these last weeks: Young people are no longer interested in politics. But there was another voice which said: Not only are young people still very interested in politics. They are...

‘It’s all the fault of educators!’

Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 10:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

These last weeks we have seen a number of stories inundating our media portals that have put a great deal of attention on young people.  Namely, the case of Maximilian Ciantar who ran over twins...

The igaming sector

Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 09:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Peter Agius

Peter Agius, Nationalist Party candidate for the European Parliament election, today speaks about the igaming sector....

A Malta with no air, but lots of money

Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 08:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

I’ve been working within the iGaming industry now for over 6 years and more than 4 years as a manager or in a higher position, hence recruiting has always been on my table.  To start with,...

Of towers and cranes

Monday, 4 February 2019, 09:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Briguglio

Nationalist Party MEP candidate Michael Briguglio today speaks about mega-projects which will destroy Malta's coastline....

Economic trouble?

Monday, 4 February 2019, 07:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Up to not so long ago, I believed that some forecasters were exagerrating the disquiet they started to express at the economic situation in Europe and elsewhere. After all, economic growth in the euro...

The proposed tunnel is not a solution, it is a problem

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 11:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The proposed tunnel below the seabed linking Malta and Gozo will have considerable negative impacts on both Gozo and Malta. The most obvious is the generation of around one and a half million cubic...

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