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Judicial violation of freedom of expression

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 10:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Digi B Network Ltd. is the sole digital radio platform operating in Malta. It applied, by means of two separate broadcasting licence applications, to the Broadcasting Authority, in June 2018 and in...

Omerta'

Thursday, 27 February 2020, 10:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Last week, while travelling to the Falkland Islands and back (for a Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians meeting), I knew I would need a good book for the long flights. I chose “Murder on the...

What exactly constitutes the best interests of a child?

Sunday, 23 February 2020, 09:11 Last update: about 7 years ago

A claim by an adult alleging to have fallen victim to domestic violence has a direct impact on the children of the claimant.  When such children are under the age of 18, they are considered...

Labour stands tall

Sunday, 23 February 2020, 09:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Justyne Caruana

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford It is beyond doubt that, were it not for the determination and unity of...

The necessity of the Central Link Project

Sunday, 23 February 2020, 08:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Ian Borg

Most people either visiting or living and working in Malta have, at some point, passed through the area we are calling the Central Link: the stretch of road starting from the MFSA offices in...

Vindicated by history

Sunday, 23 February 2020, 08:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

Simon Busuttil’s recent appointment as General Secretary of the EPP Parliamentary Group was poetic when contrasted with Joseph Muscat’s fall from grace. He made his final speech as an MP...

Making change happen

Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 08:29 Last update: about 7 years ago

During yesterday’s sitting in Parliament, I spoke about what a historic day it was for our country. You might ask, what made it so historic? Wasn’t it just another plenary session? My...

Giving the Tin Man a heart: Shaping the future of AI

Sunday, 16 February 2020, 10:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Josianne Cutajar

If the mere mention of artificial intelligence brings to mind an apocalyptic vision of robots enslaving humankind, or a dystopic future dominated by tech, then let me put your mind at rest. AI...

Of mice and men

Sunday, 16 February 2020, 09:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Timothy Alden

In 2005, the new President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, fired 30,000 police officers in an attempt to address the overwhelming corruption in state institutions. By the time he had finished, the...

Strong economic results

Sunday, 16 February 2020, 09:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Silvio Schembri

The Opposition has been arguing for some months that we are living a “Made in Malta” recession. When I first heard this, I was startled, as the European Commission had just announced that...

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