Sex on our mind
Monday, 6 October 2014, 18:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Dr Toni Abela, in his customary style, has re-ignited a debate that in more ways than one has been making the rounds for quite some time, namely that of regularizing brothels. Dr Abela during...
What went wrong for Juncker?
Monday, 6 October 2014, 13:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Now that Mr. Karmenu Vella has passed his lengthy 'rigorous interview" for the position of an EU commissioner, which he secured, it is time to reflect a little on what has been going on these past...
Portraits
Monday, 6 October 2014, 08:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
I love portraits. Photographic portraits are my preferred choice, because they are usually more true of the sitter than of the artist, but while photography is relatively young, ...
Flashy and ever so slightly trashy
Sunday, 5 October 2014, 11:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The Prime Minister's wife is making a big mistake by flashing herself around and having the government's Department of Information issue press photographs of her meeting this or that star or dignitary...
Straws in the mind, or the beginning of something?
Sunday, 5 October 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Noel Grima
On two successive Sundays, a seemingly ad hoc crowd came together and demonstrated in Valletta. One had an immediate cause to it - hunters protesting against the suspension of the hunting season...
Europe must learn from the US
Sunday, 5 October 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Alfred Mifsud
Europe has again defeated the US in the Ryder Cup. Where golf is concerned, there is nothing we need to learn from the US. But in the handling of the economic crisis, there is much that Europe needs...
When in Rome
Saturday, 4 October 2014, 11:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Rachel Borg
After a couple of no shows, our President, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca has made it to the Vatican. With Michelle and Joseph launching their platforms at the UN in New York there was perfect...
Our justice system
Friday, 3 October 2014, 08:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The opening of the forensic year brought about two contrasting views about our system of justice. The first one was that expressed by Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri and the other by Auxiliary Bishop...
Gassing and Grilling
Friday, 3 October 2014, 07:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The barbeque season is not yet over but grilling is still on everybody’s mind. In Karmenu Vella’s case, the order went from medium to rare but never well done. It was a far cry...
Fresh(ers) as a daisy
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 17:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
This country of ours is flooded with idiosyncrasies. In more ways than one we are a peculiar community that contradicts what we say with what we do - inconsistency galore! Let's take...