A wave of ocean success for the European Union
Monday, 10 June 2019, 09:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Karmenu Vella
Saturday (8th June) was World Ocean Day. For us in Malta the ocean is always present. In stories, in work, in sound and sight. It is as constant as the tide in the ebb and flow of our lives and...
What is it like being a politician?
Sunday, 9 June 2019, 09:39
Last update: about 8 years ago
Timothy Alden
When I was first asked to become publically involved in politics, I lay awake all night thinking about my answer. On the one hand, it would provide me with a platform to fight for what I believed in,...
An inclusive love
Sunday, 9 June 2019, 09:19
Last update: about 8 years ago
Today, fifty days after Easter, after the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we Catholics are celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the disciples united in prayer with...
Gozo is special
Sunday, 9 June 2019, 08:54
Last update: about 8 years ago
Justyne Caruana
"Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. People who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to...
After the storm
Sunday, 2 June 2019, 08:47
Last update: about 8 years ago
Timothy Alden
The storm has passed, and the election is over. The deck has been reshuffled, and we turn the page to a new chapter in our country’s history. The Labour Party has made sweeping gains, although...
Indeed, Labour works
Sunday, 2 June 2019, 08:39
Last update: about 8 years ago
Justyne Caruana
Last week’s election results continued the success story that began when Dr Joseph Muscat was elected as Labour leader. Recalling the situation then brings to mind the old...
Moral and political relativism
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 11:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
The moral and cold blooded murder and injury of refugees from Africa in our country shows clearly a rot in our societal fabric that has been long brewing! It has been long brewing and fed by a disdain...
Privatisation through the backdoor?
Monday, 27 May 2019, 13:41
Last update: about 8 years ago
Mark Josef Rapa
The government is allocating a budget of €1 million per annum for the provision of service for the treatment of people living with HIV. The Central Procurement & Supplies Unit (CPSU) within...
A nation of winners
Sunday, 26 May 2019, 09:33
Last update: about 8 years ago
Justyne Caruana
Yesterday, people voted to select six MEPs and hundreds of local councillors. The election campaign was short, intense and only marred – as usual – by petty, unfounded and deliberately...
A tunnel for Gozo: Is it the best solution?
Sunday, 26 May 2019, 08:44
Last update: about 8 years ago
John Ebejer
Until some time ago I had no strong view either way for or against the Gozo tunnel. That was until I was recently asked to give a lecture on the subject. I carefully looked up...