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The dignity of human work

Sunday, 12 May 2019, 09:28 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Asciak

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s comment, that he prefers foreign workers to do menial jobs than Maltese workers, was an insult to human dignity, an insult to many Maltese married to foreigners...

European elections - This time I am voting

Friday, 10 May 2019, 11:15 Last update: about 8 years ago

There is little doubt that we are at a crossroads and the choices citizens make when called to vote at the end of the month of May will have a central bearing on the future of Europe. We have...

An education system for all through EU Funds

Thursday, 9 May 2019, 10:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Aleander Balzan

My entire political life revives around the youth – I am grateful that I had the opportunity to work alongside youths for the past sixteen years, through student organisations and up until a few...

It’s now or never

Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 08:26 Last update: about 8 years ago

There is a foreboding of doom and gloom across Europe over the elections for the new European Parliament to be held on 25 May. This is to be expected at a time when party lines and ideologies have...

Political misfits and their upcoming vote

Monday, 6 May 2019, 08:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Joe Cassar

Some of us over the last few years have been feeling like misfits in Malta’s political field. As much as political leaders from the major parties try to make believe that all is well in their...

Jobs: figures don’t lie

Sunday, 5 May 2019, 10:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

In the light of Workers’ Day, various aspects of employment in Malta have recently been put under the spotlight. Meanwhile a series of statistics have been published which are quite worrying and...

A nation of winners

Sunday, 5 May 2019, 09:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

A country that can boast of steady economic strengths and the highest rate of employment for decades, is the home of a hard-working and winning nation that can pump money back into the economy as a...

Malta’s champagne socialism

Sunday, 5 May 2019, 08:54 Last update: about 8 years ago

It becomes ever more obvious that the Labour Party in Malta is transforming itself into the Champagne Socialist Party. This week, Joseph Muscat’s statement that Maltese workers should aspire to...

Keep it in check - mental health at the workplace

Friday, 3 May 2019, 08:10 Last update: about 8 years ago

A couple of weeks ago, I visited Mount Carmel Hospital, and I’ve been in a state of shock ever since. From condemned ceilings to sub-standard sanitation, from over-crowding to cracks so wide...

Malta: the next level

Thursday, 2 May 2019, 09:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Miriam Dalli

Malta: The Next Level is not about a slogan for the 30-day European Parliament election campaign. It is about an attitude that symbolizes a long-term vision for our country. It is my belief that our...

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