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Sexual history of diversity through dance

Friday, 13 May 2016, 08:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

On Saturday 30 April, the Malta premiere Home was presented at the Manoel Theatre.  It is about the life history of man recounted through dance. This production was the work of the Dance Ensemble...

Chicago, 1930

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 09:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

It is extraordinary how quickly the situation has deteriorated in this country, with institutions that are supposed to safeguard democracy and the rule of law crumbling before organised crime and...

Populism

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 07:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

The fashion in political discourse in Europe currently is to focus on populism. The topics that recur are: events in Hungary and in the so-called Visegrad group; the strange presidential election now...

PL believes apples are oranges

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Stephen Calleja

Only the dumb believe that what Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri did is identical to what many professionals do in their capacity as lawyers, consultants, financial advisers and accountants. But,...

David in this world of Goliaths

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 08:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

The football world has been swept like a whirlwind by surprise and disbelief as it witnessed Leicester City FC being crowned champions in what is considered to be the most competitive football league...

Is someone accountable in the Panama scandal?

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 11:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

In this newspaper it was reported that the anti-corruption protest, organised by the Civil Society Network last Saturday, was attended by around 300 protesters.  Yes, I can confirm that the...

Auditor's reports

Monday, 9 May 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Most welcome is the government’s initiative to follow up on the auditor’s annual report on the public accounts by reviewing recommendations made in it and seek to implement them. It then...

Destroying a court racket

Monday, 9 May 2016, 07:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Over the last few years, I have become critical of our judicial system and even more so since I personally experienced the injustices that are repeatedly committed in this republic of advocates. Hence...

The Prime Minister thinks his holiday is none of our business

Sunday, 8 May 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Prime Minister, who is making the most incredible fuss about the Deputy Opposition Leader’s builder’s bill (which Mario de Marco has paid) is now refusing to answer questions about who...

Under the cloud

Sunday, 8 May 2016, 10:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

We seem to be living under a perpetual cloud, metereologically and actually, which we cannot succeed in shaking off. What started off as the Panama Papers crisis, which is still developing as I...

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