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Circling the wagons

Saturday, 12 August 2017, 08:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

Bringing your team back from sheer defeat to victory in heroic fashion. To unite in defense of a common interest.   The problem is, the wagons are in disarray and the travellers cannot agree...

August: when good stories dissipate in the humid heat

Thursday, 10 August 2017, 09:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Nationalist Party continues to tie itself up in knots with a leadership election that has degenerated into a desperate farce. Its radio station has become a place where random people talk about...

Financial services

Thursday, 10 August 2017, 07:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

I guess that it was chosen on purpose but I am unconvinced it’s the correct approach. The consultation document about the future of the Financial Services Authority is written in a general way,...

L-aqwa żmien

Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 09:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Immediately after the election, the Labour Party moved on quickly, elected a new deputy leader within weeks and, as a government, is running the country smoothly, building on the previous four...

San Gejtanu and the Hamrunizi

Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 08:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

As many of you are aware, this week Hamrun is in a festive mood. With vigour, this weekend the Hamrunizi will join forces.  With enthusiasm and zeal, particularly on Sunday, the Hamrunizi will...

In Barcelona

Monday, 7 August 2017, 07:25 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

The popular protests that are growing in Barcellona about the impact of tourism on the city and its residents should come as a warning to us as well. It is true that the troubles that have...

Gender neutral toilets will not work

Monday, 7 August 2017, 07:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

The issue of gender neutral toilets has now taken on the national agenda and we are slowly experiencing the introduction of this practice in Malta. This means that both males and females will shortly...

The power of the vanquished

Sunday, 6 August 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

When Donald Trump won, against all odds, the US presidential election last November, it looked like curtains for the Democratic Party, even though it had actually won the popular vote. There is...

Planning for the foreseeable future

Sunday, 6 August 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Human nature has always been preoccupied with the future. However, at times we tend not to realise that we mould a substantial part of the future through our actions today. Unfortunately, sometimes...

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