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Hybrid coalition coming apart

Sunday, 9 August 2015, 11:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

The ‘Moviment’ which won so handsomely in March 2013 is a rare animal in Maltese political history. It is the amalgam, carefully-structured, of different hues, origins and derivations...

Sustainable development goals: beyond rhetoric

Sunday, 9 August 2015, 10:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

 In the past few months, considerable work has been carried out by the United Nations to produce a document on sustainable development goals and earlier this week it was announced that a...

What do we do well?

Saturday, 8 August 2015, 08:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

When you think of Italy, for example, even though they are languishing economically and socially, you still bring to mind a concept of their excellence in fashion, anything culinary, Dante and...

Health: In the heat of the night

Friday, 7 August 2015, 12:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

This sultry, torrid heat is leaving an effect. I must blame it for last Tuesday’s press conference in which Chris Fearne, parliamentary secretary for health, proudly announced the agreement...

Camping at Marsaxlokk - times have changed

Friday, 7 August 2015, 08:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

Who does not remember the summer of 2012? August was dominated by news from the small village ofMarsaxlokk. Residents were protesting against the fact that one of Marsaxlokk’s bays, that of...

Don’t ban Facebook; put down ground rules instead

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 11:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

An association of lawyers who specialise in information technology law has called on the Ministry of Education to call off its ban on use of Facebook by its senior officials. Minister Evarist Bartolo...

Banks

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 06:35 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

In the wake of the financial crisis that has disrupted European economies as of 2008, progress towards a banking union within the euro zone was to be expected and was probably necessary. It launched a...

Oh Jesus!

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 14:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Even though I consider myself a Catholic, I'm not too much of a Churchgoer. My interest in participating in the liturgy and sacraments has waned-off these last years, mainly because this is a Catholic...

Earth shattering politics and San Gejtanu

Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 12:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

At this time of the year, many seek to take a short break. Our politicians have called it day at the House and hung their cushioned boxing gloves for when the weather is cooler. Many things have,...

Of hymens, boobs and balls

Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 07:50 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo did not deem it fit to sack the chief executive officer of the Employment and Training Corporation for lewd comments he passed publicly about a...

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