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Constitutional changes

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

I am one of those who remain unconvinced that this country needs some radical reform of its constitution, as is frequently stated by some people. They argue that the constitution was written in times...

Musk and quick-fix politics

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 08:32 Last update: about 2 years ago Michael Briguglio

It was only a matter of time before Elon Musk and Donald Trump would fall out. Their partnership in power lasted four months, and the tangible impacts of his DOGE initiatives may take time to be seen....

Summer of tourism

Monday, 2 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

So long as an unexpected huge crisis does not arise, this summer should deliver record results  for Malta's tourism, both by way of arrivals and the money that gets spent here. Naturally one...

Recycled stories

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:04 Last update: about 2 years ago Kevin Cassar

On the third of May the United Nations celebrated World Press Freedom Day.  That same week Malta witnessed gruesome testimony in court describing how Daphne Caruana Galizia was barbarically...

Bookings, queues, and Brussels: A pivotal month for Gozo

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:02 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo embraced May with queues in two dimensions. On Comino at dawn on the first day of the month, wardens lifted scanners, read QR codes from holiday-makers' phones and handed out colour-coded...

The genocide in Gaza

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:37 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The ongoing genocide in Gaza, while most of the world watches, is horrendous. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that the state of Israel is after the complete extermination of the Palestinian...

Former Chief Justices in the political arena

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:05 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

We all recall how, at the height of the raging controversy surrounding the fast-paced magisterial inquiries reform, two prominent former chief justices could not resist having their say in the local...

Poor Owen Bonnici feels done in

Sunday, 1 June 2025, 07:13 Last update: about 2 years ago Victor Calleja

Owen Bonnici, our top man in culture and heritage, has called for transparency. For a second, reading Owen's pointed observation, I actually believed he had had a damascene moment. I thought he...

A strong government

Friday, 30 May 2025, 09:39 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

This week, Prime Minister Robert Abela entrusted me with the Lands Authority in addition to my current portfolio, National Patrimony, the Arts and Local Councils.  This is a significant...

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