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Government contracts

Monday, 12 January 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Alfred Sant

It can be taken for granted that any major government contract which is made open to competitive tender between private sector companies will end up under attack from companies which have not been...

Implausible denial

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:08 Last update: about 10 months ago Kevin Cassar

Robert Abela sent the largest ever Maltese business delegation to China to encourage wealthy Chinese to buy property in Malta. It included more than 80 representatives from the property sector. The...

Not just another January: Making Vision 2050 everyone’s business

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:07 Last update: about 10 months ago Katya De Giovanni

By the first week of January, New Year's resolutions are already under pressure. The gym membership is purchased, the notebook is pristine, the language app is installed - and yet daily life is...

Fairy tales: happy or tragic ending?

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 10 months ago Frans Camilleri

The first week of 2026 began with a lesson on crude power, involving an American military operation in Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolàs Maduro.  Diplomacy, it seems,...

Gozo: Praying for calm seas is not a transport policy

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:59 Last update: about 10 months ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Boxing Day at Ċirkewwa exposed one half of Gozo's accessibility failure. The first days of the New Year completed the picture. Together, these episodes revealed a transport system that falters in...

Might is right: is neutrality of relevance today?

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:55 Last update: about 10 months ago Carmel Cacopardo

The abduction of Nicolàs Maduro and his wife by US forces in Caracas is a worrying development. The official explanation is that Maduro is wanted to answer charges on...

We risk becoming a self-destructive nation

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:05 Last update: about 10 months ago Mark Said

Unfortunately, this small country of ours is being dragged down a path of destruction by the group that came to power, claiming to protect and modernise the country. All hopes of the people for the...

Not the last word

Sunday, 11 January 2026, 06:56 Last update: about 10 months ago Noel Grima

Nicolas Maduro, last seen shuffling in foot restraints in a Manhattan courtroom, is just like other dictators of the Left or of the Right. He stole an election in which he obtained 30% of the...

More than just numbers

Friday, 9 January 2026, 11:16 Last update: about 9 months ago Owen Bonnici

A huge crowd of 70,000 people celebrated the start of 2026 in Valletta at an event organized by the Valletta Cultural Agency. Valletta, now formally recognised by the Constitution as Malta's capital...

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