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Domestic violence: Shrines of the victims

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 09:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

Up in that very scenic spot that is Kuncizzjoni, there is a small whitewashed shrine which reminds trippers of a heinous crime that happened right there. A woman whose only crime was that she had...

Statistics: Getting closer to half a million

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 08:15 Last update: about 10 years ago

Malta’s population is increasing, and quite dramatically. Recent statistics show that in 2014, Malta had a total population of 429,344.  In 1980, there were only 316,000 of us. That has...

Brexit: The rise of intolerance and hate

Monday, 4 July 2016, 09:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

The British people – well, the English and the Welsh people’s decision to leave the European Union must be respected. The EU big shots have called on the UK to leave the union as soon as...

Where’s Panama again?

Sunday, 3 July 2016, 09:53 Last update: about 10 years ago

There was a time, not so long ago, when the Maltese population had become intimately acquainted with the Central American country of Panama. Many people who previously could not even readily find it...

Brexit: The men who would not clean up their mess

Saturday, 2 July 2016, 09:17 Last update: about 10 years ago

First the UK had a Prime Minister who promised a referendum to his own party, when there was no clamour for it, just to secure his own leadership. Then there was a former London Mayor who threw his...

High rises: Reaching for the skies

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 09:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

It’s funny how things change especially rapidly here in Malta. Things go from pie in the sky into tangible and concrete reality in the bat of an eye. The pun was very much intended. About 20-30...

Brexit threatens us all

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 09:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

The man simply does not learn. When the Libyan uprising took place, well before the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, Joseph Muscat rejoiced because much Libyan business could be brought to Malta. For...

Brexit: The acrimonious divorce begins

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 09:21 Last update: about 10 years ago

The European Parliament held a special plenary session yesterday, where MEPs backed a motion urging the United Kingdom to trigger Article 50, which means that the country has formally announced that...

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