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A strike against Air Malta is a strike against the country

Thursday, 14 July 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Air Malta pilots’ threat of further industrial action in the form of delaying flights and/or suspending services altogether are not only placing their own company and their own jobs at risk, but...

One too many

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

‘One Too Many’ was the title of a protest that took place in Valletta yesterday. The protest was against violence against women, inspired by the recent case of Eleanor Mangion...

The lessons from Euro and Eurovision

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 08:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

There was a nice interview carried out by Campus FM with Ira Losco yesterday morning.  The perspective that Ms Losco offered compared Eurovision as it was in 2002 when she came second and...

Glass houses, local councils and Chris Said

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:04 Last update: about 11 years ago

A sense of perspective is always a good thing in politics but it is, sadly, a rare quality in this country’s tribal political scene. And it is precisely that sense of perspective that the...

The wages of Brexit

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

The pound yesterday hit a fresh 31-year low against the dollar as worries over the UK's exit from the European Union continued to rattle financial markets. At one point, it dropped to $1.2798,...

Domestic violence: Shrines of the victims

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 09:08 Last update: about 11 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 11 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...

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