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In Ever Loving Memory

Monday, 2 November 2020, 06:54 Last update: about 7 years ago

Someone once wrote that, to move on in life, we should take the good along with the bad on our journey. We should try to smile even when we are sad. That same author, who remains unknown, also...

Gozo 2021

Sunday, 1 November 2020, 08:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

'Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.' - C. Wright Mills ( American sociologist) The Labour government’s belief...

Respect is a two way street in the global village

Sunday, 1 November 2020, 07:56 Last update: about 7 years ago

People today are more interconnected than they have ever been. Air travel has opened up the world to us; no country is more than a relatively short flight away. In the age of the internet, we may do...

Investing boldly for the future

Sunday, 1 November 2020, 07:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi

The Budget, presented to Parliament last week, is the largest the country has ever seen. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it set a resolute agenda and allows us all to look to the future with...

Ensuring no one gets left behind: the EU’s Cohesion Policy

Friday, 30 October 2020, 07:17 Last update: about 7 years ago

Over the past months the dominant narrative concerning the European Union has been one of fragmentation.  Two factors come to mind: the initial botched response to the coronavirus pandemic where...

Opinion: A budget for today and tomorrow

Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 11:30 Last update: about 7 years ago

Malta’s 2021 budget speech has come and gone and like every other year it attracted significant attention as families settled down in front of the tv to follow how the budget measures would...

Opinion: Prioritising education

Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 10:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

If proof was ever needed that this Government prioritises the education sector, the budget presented last Monday is proof enough. The budget has confirmed this Government’s commitment towards...

Green transition: a resilient and levelled-up Malta

Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 10:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Aaron Farrugia

In the midst of a pandemic, Government presented another unprecedented budget: this time, the largest one ever presented. Despite the current economic and financial outlook and the uncertainty that...

Opinion: Maltese proudly striving forward - Robert Abela

Sunday, 25 October 2020, 10:02 Last update: about 7 years ago

2020 will be a year that will be long remembered. Whereas in the first two months we were striving forward, in March we faced an unexpected shock. Instead of reacting passively, the Maltese proudly...

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