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Fighting racial and ethnic discrimination

Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 15:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Renee Laiviera

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly reiterates “that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be...

Opinion: To schedule, or not to schedule?

Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 10:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Tara Cassar

Last February the Planning Authority [PA] scheduled the late 19th century townhouse on Triq il-Karmnu in St Julian’s (that for many years also served as the residence of Malta’s former...

The importance of ecclesial movements and faith communities

Monday, 20 July 2020, 09:05 Last update: about 7 years ago

One of the main spiritual fruits of being Church, especially in this day and age, is certainly that of having ecclesial movements and faith communities. These movements and communities are a...

Tourism on an encouraging track

Sunday, 19 July 2020, 09:00 Last update: about 7 years ago

This week, I addressed a webinar hosted by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association. Entitled 'Re-Igniting', I thought the title of the webinar was very appropriate.  Re-igniting is all...

Leaders of the Opposition - an outdated concept

Sunday, 19 July 2020, 09:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

The recent Constitutional crisis shed light on the mechanisms and workings of the office of Leader of the Opposition. I will not go into the merits or lack thereof of how the Constitution was...

A better tomorrow

Sunday, 19 July 2020, 08:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

The saying ‘The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit’ might sound like a well-worn cliché, but what our country is experiencing right now is the inevitable...

Flexi-work

Sunday, 19 July 2020, 08:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Josianne Cutajar MEP

Regardless of one’s occupation, having the ability to organise working hours in a flexible way, whilst not compromising rights and the standard of work, could be the easiest way to maintain a...

New residency regulations to benefit us all

Monday, 13 July 2020, 07:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Alex Muscat

We genuinely believe in a spirit of dialogue, especially on matters that are as close to our hearts as citizenship. This is a subject that is related to our very identity; our very own place in a...

Financial literacy: an essential life skill

Sunday, 12 July 2020, 13:10 Last update: about 7 years ago

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is the single regulator for financial services in Malta.  Apart from supervising licensed entities, the MFSA is also responsible for consumer...

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