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Unravel the tangled web

Saturday, 7 December 2019, 09:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Marie Briguglio

As the political atmosphere reaches crisis point, more and more people, appalled at the prospect of being complicit through silence, have spoken out, their words laced with sadness, disgust, anger and...

The country is in crisis

Saturday, 7 December 2019, 06:52 Last update: about 8 years ago

The country is in crisis and its effects will be felt by generations to come. For too long, we have allowed ourselves to be distracted by short term gain, cowed by divisive politics and rewarded for...

The dung beetle takes a bow

Thursday, 5 December 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

What extraordinary times. Valletta is being rocked by some of the largest protests ever. The numbers keep growing. The crowds are angrier. What started as a group of “annoying women”,...

Hope for a Second Republic

Monday, 2 December 2019, 12:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

This week, the nation reeled at the shock of discovering that the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder plot extended to the highest corridors of power. The Panama Papers toppled governments and ended...

Our past, present and future

Sunday, 1 December 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.  – John F. Kennedy   Time does not change: time reveals. It is now clearly...

1989 Malta Summit – Celebrating Open Societies

Sunday, 1 December 2019, 09:09 Last update: about 8 years ago

This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Malta Summit, a key milestone in the revolutions for freedom and democracy across Europe.  In 1989, citizens rebelled against oppression,...

A crisis of leadership and values

Sunday, 1 December 2019, 08:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Asciak

I write with trepidation as, with every hour that passes, the political scenery changes voluminously and I fear that by the time this article appears there is a chance that the scenery will have...

'Niġi nitnejjek mill-Kostituzzjoni' rephrased

Saturday, 30 November 2019, 14:07 Last update: about 8 years ago David Casa

When we campaigned to enter the European Union, we strived for Malta to become a better version of itself. That was the sole motivator. We were to benefit economically and socially, increasing the...

Empowering Gozo’s potential

Sunday, 24 November 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

“The highest calling of leadership is to challenge the status quo and unlock the potential of others. A true leader will lead the resurgence of the nation and empower its potential...

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