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Losing out

Thursday, 2 August 2018, 09:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

It is disquieting that while in the economic and “classical” social welfare sectors, progress has been strong, the same cannot be said with regard to the environment. Other countries...

The small pieces make the big picture

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 10:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

What do you picture in your mind when I say the words ‘severe littering’? I bet that most of you will have thought of piles of plastic bottles, plastic bags and dumping sites. The...

Careful what you wish for

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 10:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Charles Flores

“Careful what you wish for” is a popular adage that has gradually grown into a cliché. Football club owners tell it to irate supporters during an unproductive season, women and men...

Lies and politics

Monday, 30 July 2018, 07:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

It is a fact that in the conduct of politics, both internal to a country or externally, lies are used as a tool to secure tactical, and sometimes strategic, gains. They are deployed both by the top...

Small islands’ businesses and IT

Monday, 30 July 2018, 07:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

Summer is a period for relaxation; the time when one reads something which is not always related to one’s profession.  An article that has caught my attention was ‘Business-IT...

The Egrant conspiracy

Sunday, 29 July 2018, 10:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

The torpor of summer’s hot days was broken by the revelation of the conclusions of Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on the claims that Egrant, the third account in Panama belonged to Michelle Muscat,...

Lawrence Gonzi the PN mediator

Sunday, 29 July 2018, 10:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Adrian Delia, Leader of the Opposition, has many a time been reported as stating that “no one is greater than the Party”. It seems a basic article of his political faith. Unfortunately for...

Fauda

Saturday, 28 July 2018, 08:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Rachel Borg

Fauda is the Arabic word for Riot or Chaos.  It is used to describe a kind of situation that erupts from events that might have been prevented but which in fact, precipitated the same...

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