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Knowledge is becoming the ultimate currency

Sunday, 31 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Alex Mangion

Life, as we know, is pretty much the same for every child - s/he is sent to school and starts a long-term learning process. When we are young, we all take the same route of life; then that same route...

The hospital’s concrete

Sunday, 31 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The issue came to the fore last September when Minister Konrad Mizzi said that there were problems with constructing additional wards on the Emergency Department of Mater Dei Hospital. The contractor...

The Golden Years of Labour Revisited

Sunday, 31 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Karmenu Vella calls those years of the Labour government, when Lorry Sant, Joe Grima, Patrick Holland, Danny Cremona, Wistin Abela, Alex Sceberras Trigona and he himself ran riot, the 'Golden Years of...

Losing the plot

Sunday, 31 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

As I settle down to write on Wednesday evening, I realise that I have been listening to the parliamentary debate on MTA for three hours now. We have had a number of such sittings over the past...

The silence of the lambs

Saturday, 30 May 2015, 14:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

With allegations of intimidation, accusations of rape and plundering of virgin land and attacks on the Church, this latest chapter in the thriller story of Zonqor point is quickly developing into a...

Smoke screens and Chinese umbrellas

Friday, 29 May 2015, 14:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

No one doubts that the case of the Mater Dei concrete is a grave matter. The controversy is about how to go about finding out who is guilty and holding them accountable. There is the serious...

Godfrey Wettinger – a memory

Friday, 29 May 2015, 14:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

On Wednesday, 27th May, the University of Malta paid its last respects to GodfreyWettinger, in what was termed as a public farewell ceremony that took place on the University Campus. I got to...

The shame is on you, Konrad

Thursday, 28 May 2015, 09:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Konrad Mizzi’s behaviour in Parliament on Wednesday left much to be desired. Maybe having to deal with such a vast ministry which includes health and energy – and failing in both...

Bubbles

Thursday, 28 May 2015, 07:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Many still do not appreciate how difficult it is to lure new direct investment towards this country – meaning fresh funds that arrive to establish a good business and employ people. We lack...

That silly man at the back

Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Undoubtedly, these have been tricky days for the Government.  It was thought that after a referendum result that spoke volumes, the Government would take the cue given by the electorate and start...

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