What happened to open governance?
Sunday, 19 June 2016, 09:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Back in January 2013, the then Opposition led by Joseph Muscat had pledged a lot of things. After being elected, the opposition-turned-governing party made good on some of those pledges, most notably...
Brexit: The shocking slaying of a young MP
Saturday, 18 June 2016, 08:06
Last update: about 10 years ago
As the Brexit polling day looms into view, Great Britain has been shocked by the tragic shooting of a young and talented MP – Jo Cox. Ms Cox’s constituency was Yorkshire, a sleepy...
Blood sugar levels: It’s all about lifestyle
Friday, 17 June 2016, 09:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
It is no secret that Malta has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the European Union, while at the same time having the most sedentary life in terms of not getting enough exercise. Needless...
Stifling the opportunity
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
It was the Gozitan priest, Canon Gian Francesco Agius de Soldanis who in 1746 came up with the book Gozo - Isola Mediterranea adiacente a Malta Africana. Inverting our normal perception, he saw Gozo...
Orlando: Yet another shocking massacre
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 08:36
Last update: about 10 years ago
US President Barrack Obama is winding down his term, and his latest question to the United States is: “Is this the country we want to be?” He was, of course, referring to the latest...
Brexit: Leave camp makes big gains two weeks out
Monday, 13 June 2016, 15:36
Last update: about 10 years ago
There are only two weeks to go until the United Kingdom takes to the polls to decide whether to leave the European Union, or stay in the bloc. After a largely slow build up, pressure really...
Up, up and away?
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 09:03
Last update: about 10 years ago
There is certainly a valid argument to be made, as the Prime Minister did recently, for the country, considering its serious spatial limitations and concerns over its creeping urban sprawl, to build...
Euro 2016: A spectacle and a local boom
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 09:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Most men in Malta will be glued to their screens today as one of the traditional big three – England, take on Russia in their opening Euro 2016 match. The opening ceremony was held yesterday,...