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Misunderstanding Parliamentary procedure

Friday, 12 August 2016, 10:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Judging from the way Mr. David Agius, the Nationalist Party Whip replied to my blog on “Vilification and the Nationalist Party”, it clearly transpires that he, with the rest of his...

Church leaders speak out against skyscraper hell

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

It has been so unusual, historically, for priests and bishops in Malta to comment about purely secular matters that when they did so in reaction to planning approval for those notorious skyscrapers,...

Garden of Eden

Thursday, 11 August 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

One frequently meets people, not necessarily senior citizens, who proclaim how in the past things were nicer, better, more genuine, more interesting than today. Most of us look back with...

“Young people are no pushovers” – Miriam Teuma

Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 08:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Young people remain one of the most controversial age groups in our society.  It has always been quite a challenge to understand what they are about.  Their impulsiveness, their joy for...

Hospitality industry - diverging views

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 08:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

Malta is experiencing positive results in the tourism industry and future projections are equally promising.  The recently published figures by the NSO are very encouraging: a 10% increase in...

Valletta

Monday, 8 August 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

People who like me, no longer spend time in Valletta, will immediately, once they visit, realize that the city’s character has changed. It isn’t any more the city of the sixties and...

Towers of Babel

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 11:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Four towers have been approved for construction at Mriehel and one in Sliema, and all without any attempt at planning. And by planning I don’t mean only town-planning in the strictest sense of...

There is still time to change, but very little time left

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

We are at that time between elections again and almost nothing has changed. At around this same time in the previous legislature, I (and others) had warned that the PN administration was doomed...

Townsquare high-rise: an internal development

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The public hearing by the Planning Authority prior to a decision regarding the issuing of the development permit for the Townsquare high-rise project was held on Thursday. The discussion was...

Magistrate Of Your Choice

Sunday, 7 August 2016, 10:25 Last update: about 11 years ago Charles Flores

With the rapid passage of time, Malta seems to be getting more and more pro-Choice, though no pun is intended. But what with the Pharmacy Of Your Choice scheme (POYC) winning an award for the best...

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