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Roads: A long hot summer for motorists

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 08:19 Last update: about 12 years ago

As Malta settles down for the summer silly season, some might be driven to their wits end in trying to negotiate their way through traffic as the mercury soars, with no end to the gridlock in...

Migration: Out of sight does not mean out of mind

Monday, 27 July 2015, 07:52 Last update: about 12 years ago

Over the weekend, a total of 370 migrants were saved by the Armed Forces of Malta in a Frontex Titan operation. They were taken to Sicily for processing. 2015, so far, has seen the lowest number...

The Cardona conundrum

Sunday, 26 July 2015, 09:14 Last update: about 12 years ago

The way in which both the government and the Opposition handle the allegations that have arisen this week with respect to Economy, Investment and Small Business Minister Chris Cardona will, in part,...

The Stripes: A great show for club and country

Saturday, 25 July 2015, 08:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

What a night for Maltese football. Local club Birkirkara FC taking on the Premiership’s mighty West Ham United and beating them one nil, watched by a crowd that packed the National Stadium to...

Environment: Protecting our pristine seas

Friday, 24 July 2015, 07:44 Last update: about 12 years ago

The summer swimming spot of Birzebbuga has been hit by yet another oil spill this week and tests are currently underway to establish whether the Qajjenza area is fit for bathing. This is the...

A Fifty Shades of Grey country?

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 09:27 Last update: about 12 years ago

Maybe it’s the extreme heat. Maybe it’s the silly season turned incandescent. Or maybe it’s the cumulative result of so much liberalization carried out much too soon. The fact...

The Xemxija rollercoaster

Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 08:19 Last update: about 12 years ago

All it took, yesterday morning, was three men and some roadworks, helped by two wardens in the searing sun and all traffic to and from Gozo and Mellieha was blocked. This stretch of the road, the...

Festas developing and widening range

Monday, 20 July 2015, 08:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

Over the past decades, many had foreseen a time when Maltese festas lose their attraction and crash out of circulation. The facts we are facing these summer weeks show that quite the opposite is...

Denying the stateless while selling passports

Sunday, 19 July 2015, 09:30 Last update: about 12 years ago

There is something intrinsically incongruous when you have a government that does not bat an eyelid when it is criticised for its programme of selling Maltese citizenships to the wealthy on the one...

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