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Discussing the budget for tourism - A waste of time?

Sunday, 14 November 2021, 07:53 Last update: about 6 years ago

I sometimes wonder (actually this has turned out to be a permanent concern) who is the whizz kid that derives the tourism budget for these islands today? This week there was the discussion about the...

Needed: A strong opposition

Thursday, 11 November 2021, 09:50 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution. One would...

A nation with a conscience

Sunday, 7 November 2021, 09:11 Last update: about 6 years ago

For some uninformed people, the parliamentary debate that follows the Budget speech every year is mere drudgery. Yeah, they say, ministers will talk about their portfolios and the positive impact from...

Supporting businesses to meet climate targets

Sunday, 7 November 2021, 09:04 Last update: about 6 years ago

The attention of policymakers, businesses, consumers, and young people, is increasingly converging towards environmental sustainability. Broadly speaking, there are currently two items that are...

Focused on the change that matters

Sunday, 7 November 2021, 09:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

There will not be an early general election this year. Notwithstanding the Opposition’s insistence on pulling the country into election frenzy, the government is focused on governing. The...

Covid Grinch may steal Christmas this year

Sunday, 7 November 2021, 09:00 Last update: about 6 years ago George M Mangion

This week we heard a declaration from the WHO concerning several factors responsible for the increased spread of the coronavirus disease in Europe. A major factor is the low vaccination rates in some...

The dark shades of Talibanisation

Sunday, 7 November 2021, 08:16 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Taliban have re-emerged and have recaptured Afghanistan in a span of a few days and weeks and have also formed a government to lead the Afghan nation after a gap of around two decades. The...

Celebrating our parliamentary democracy

Friday, 5 November 2021, 08:35 Last update: about 6 years ago

This week marks the first centenary from when our beloved nation was granted its own Legislative Assembly or better still its first ever parliament. The 1st of November should be enshrined with gold...

The significance of the electoral manifesto

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 08:24 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Few would know that it was Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the modern Metropolitan Police, who was the inspiration behind the concept and evolution of the electoral manifesto. In 1834, while on...

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