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Take a stand!

Sunday, 3 March 2019, 09:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Timothy Alden

Revolution in the ranks has drawn MPs from the two major parties in the United Kingdom to cross the floor - not to opposite parties - but to occupy the centre ground. In the past weeks, rebel Labour...

Sifting facts from shallow promises

Sunday, 3 March 2019, 09:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

A long-ingrained habit that is very well known to Gozitans is that politicians from the main island seem to wake up and notice some of the various needs of Gozo during the run-up to any kind of...

Beating the storm

Sunday, 3 March 2019, 09:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Last weekend, Malta and Gozo bore witness to the forces of nature.  Record breaking wind speeds and heavy rainfall made headlines.  Trees where pulled to the ground, fish sprung out of...

IMF report – prognosis of a vibrant economy

Sunday, 3 March 2019, 08:52 Last update: about 8 years ago George M Mangion

The MFSA has announced the welcome new financial crime compliance plan. It is essential that the rules of doing business in the global financial system are not only well written but also robustly...

Acting on the State of the Environment Report

Saturday, 2 March 2019, 10:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Briguglio

The Environment and Resources Authority recently published the State of Environment Report which provides scientific data on the status of the environment in Malta between 2009-2015. Some...

Erasmus +: Let’s triple the funds for a better future generation

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 11:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

Young people are not only an integral part of our society. They are also the generation of tomorrow, they are our future government, our future thinkers and innovators. In many ways they also...

The time is nigh

Monday, 25 February 2019, 09:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

The MEP elections are less than 100 days away and after having been approached by the Nationalist Party to form part of the already valid line up of candidates, I decided to take the plunge and...

Business not as usual

Monday, 25 February 2019, 09:16 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

We are living in a consumerist society where with a click of a button, we can have everything we want delivered to our doorstep, from food, to clothes to appliances. You name it, you have it. Maltese...

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