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Power cuts: Ensuring balance in energy provision

Saturday, 8 August 2015, 08:13 Last update: about 12 years ago

The reactions which spread like wildfire on Thursday as soon as a massive power cut spread across Malta were rabid and over the top, fuelled no doubt by the intense heat which people deprived of...

Migration: Another summer’s day, another tragedy

Friday, 7 August 2015, 08:35 Last update: about 12 years ago

On Wednesday, the eerie calm surrounding the migration issue was shattered as news filtered through of another tragedy in the Mediterranean.  An Irish Navy vessel patrolling off the shore of...

Roadworks: Night-time works are the way to go

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 08:52 Last update: about 12 years ago

The Kappara junction roundabout works by Enemalta were a model of how things should be done when it comes to infrastructure projects. Motorists recoiled in horror last week as it was announced...

Migration: The Calais crisis is Europes’crisis

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 09:05 Last update: about 12 years ago

Europe seems to finally be awaking to the depth and extent of the problem relating to migration. For nearly a decade, Europe has failed to act, leaving Malta, Italy and Greece to deal with the brunt...

National carrier: Will the low cost model help Air Malta

Monday, 3 August 2015, 07:53 Last update: about 12 years ago

Last week, Air Malta announced that it would be introducing more in-flight meal options, but at a cost. Could it be that the penny might have dropped somewhere, and that the airline has realised...

Remote gaming companies: act now and act fast

Sunday, 2 August 2015, 10:17 Last update: about 12 years ago

The checks and balances applied by the Malta Gaming Authority when it awards remote gaming licences and those applied by the Malta Financial Services Authority when companies are registered in Malta...

Hunting: The social media backlash

Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:29 Last update: about 12 years ago

Social media can teach your average person many things. The biggest scandal on mainstream and alternative news sites as well as the usual Twitter, Facebook and others was the killing in Zimbabwe of...

Tourism: Keeping up with demand

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 08:08 Last update: about 12 years ago

With 1.6 million tourists arriving in Malta in 2014, and with this year set to beat what was yet another record year, we cannot ever underestimate the importance of tourism to the Maltese...

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