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Near mayhem

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 06:57 Last update: about 3 days ago

It is near mayhem every day at Rabat bus terminus at some times of the day, with passengers needing to take a bus having to stand in the middle of the very traffic-heavy road to watch out for their...

The Hunger Lust

Sunday, 4 May 2025, 06:56 Last update: about 3 days ago

Every year the world rightly marks the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Maybe the world should now also start marking the Hunger Lust, the deprivation of food aid to...

What Malta can do to fight climate change

Sunday, 6 April 2025, 08:03 Last update: about 30 days ago

Small countries like Malta, with their limited resources and geographical vulnerabilities, face unique challenges in addressing climate change. However, these nations are also well-positioned to take...

Russian Embassy takes issue with Minister’s article

Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 16:01 Last update: about 4 months ago

The Russian Embassy in Malta has taken issue with an opinion article written by Minister for National Heritage, the Arts, and Local Government of Malta, Owen Bonnici which was published in The...

Simply not on

Sunday, 1 December 2024, 07:37 Last update: about 6 months ago

In 2024, it may sound incredible, but it is perfectly true, as I have personally experienced it. Thursday, November 21, was supposed to be a normal civil court sitting schedule, presided by...

No to segregation

Sunday, 13 October 2024, 09:06 Last update: about 8 months ago

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) emphasizes the importance of inclusion and equality in services for persons with disabilities. Specifically, Article 19 of the...

Our blessed roads

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 07:40 Last update: about 10 months ago

It is true that most of our roads were renewed, but some of the roads' directions and roundabouts should have remained like before, such as: 1. When you are going out of Mgarr, now you have to go...

No shows

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 07:00 Last update: about 10 months ago

Well, what do you know. The 8.10am 181 route bus to Dingli from Mater Dei did not show up today, Tuesday. And wonder of wonders, neither did the182 to Mtarfa at 8.25 am. I am on my way to Valletta to...

Pension discrimination

Sunday, 19 May 2024, 06:43 Last update: about 13 months ago

Pension discrimination on the basis of age is currently present in Malta, albeit it is being gradually addressed by the current administration.  What the government has embarked upon is only a...

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