Budget speech: Was the 3 hour and 50 minute speech necessary?
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 08:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
This publishing house has already given its views and analyses of Budget 2015. We believe that the budget was a positive one and the government is on track to achieve its objectives. However,...
Budget day: What’s to be expected
Monday, 17 November 2014, 07:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
There was a time when the day dedicated to the budget was one of tension and apprehension. The build-up was secretive and there were no indications on what to expect, other than some reductions or...
Taking the bullying by the horns
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
This week's new policy document on bullying published by the education ministry, and a parallel initiative by the Office of the Commissioner for Children Malta Union of Teachers on the issue of...
Exploration: The cost of landing a probe on a comet
Friday, 14 November 2014, 08:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
The scientific community leaped for joy on Wednesday night as the European Space Agency probe Philae landed on the surface of the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This is a huge achievement, the...
Voting rights: Stuck in the Stoneage
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 07:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Maltese MEPs are known to take their role seriously. Their offices issue press releases often and a substantial amount of them are important in terms of quantifying and qualifying the work of Maltese...
Delivery: More deadlines overshot
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 08:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
On 17 November, next Monday, the Finance Minister will give his budget speech. As always happens at this time of the year, Malta and in particular its media, will gear up to cover this event....
Remembrance Sunday: Lest we forget
Monday, 10 November 2014, 07:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
The poppy is a beautiful flower. They come in hues of purple, orange and yellow. But the colour that it is known for is red. The red poppy has come to symbolise those who lost their lives in the...
Charity and the not so charitable
Sunday, 9 November 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
This week's comments made on the social media by a prospective, but thankfully unelected, political candidate calling for a boycott on what is arguably the country's most beloved annual charity event,...