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There is still time to change, but very little time left

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

We are at that time between elections again and almost nothing has changed. At around this same time in the previous legislature, I (and others) had warned that the PN administration was doomed...

Townsquare high-rise: an internal development

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The public hearing by the Planning Authority prior to a decision regarding the issuing of the development permit for the Townsquare high-rise project was held on Thursday. The discussion was...

Magistrate Of Your Choice

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Charles Flores

With the rapid passage of time, Malta seems to be getting more and more pro-Choice, though no pun is intended. But what with the Pharmacy Of Your Choice scheme (POYC) winning an award for the best...

Singapore and other business

Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Rachel Borg

The recent prime ministerial visit to Singapore, accompanied by public official Keith Schembri and Minister Konrad Mizzi signifies the style and substance of this very amateur government. In...

Vilification and the Nationalist Party

Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

An old Latin phrase states that "Those whom God wants to destroy, He first deprives of their senses” - "Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat". This saying was used in reference to the Roman...

Social justice and health

Friday, 5 August 2016, 09:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

A year ago, the Health Commissioner, who works within the office of the Ombudsman, published a “Final Opinion” entitled “Entitlement to the Free Supply of Medicinals under the Social...

Mickey Mouse country no longer applies

Thursday, 4 August 2016, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

John Bundy should sit down in his big, new office at Public Broadcasting Servies, write a new song, and call it Pajjiz tal-Mafja. Pajjiz tal-Mickey Mouse, or as he had spelled it, Miki Maws, is...

Vocational

Thursday, 4 August 2016, 06:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

If I’m understanding correctly, by “vocational” training or education, we refer to what used to be called in the past technical education, by way of an apprenticeship or attendance...

Is family a crime promoter?

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 11:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

It has often been thought that one of the best ways of dealing with our troubles is to have family ‘around’ to support and take you through the challenges that one might be facing. ...

Ħamrun - Dressed in blue and red flags

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 07:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Gejtu Vella

The Ħamruniżi crave this week, I am no exception. The Ħamruniżi are truly well and ready to celebrate the feast of San Gejtanu, reaching the climax in the coming weekend, in...

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