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Ensuring workers rights across the EU

Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

We live in a world where people no longer stay in the same job or in the same country throughout their lives. The reality is that nowadays there are more and more people that live...

A year of more Gozo

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 13:22 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

The year 2018 is now part of history and it has been a year of clarity and consolidation for which we have all worked as a Cabinet, a Government and a people.  It has been the year of an...

An independent President

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 08:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

The new year seems to have started on the wrong foot, as Malta’s daily dose of scandal continues unabated. It is not too late, however, to work for a better year for Malta and for a more hopeful...

A jester’s notes

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 08:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Victor Calleja

An intro of sorts. These are calamitous times. On this tiny speck of an island and beyond, all hell’s freaks seem to be taking over. Even the land itself seems to be angry: volcanoes are...

The Envy of the World

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 08:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

According to recent media reports, “a study of Malta’s sewage system showed that about 10 grams of cocaine were flushed down the toilet every day”. Drug expert Godwin Sammut...

What a year!

Thursday, 3 January 2019, 10:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

A year has passed and I wish to share some thoughts with you regarding the political work that I have carried out in the European Parliament. One and a half years ago, at the beginning of my work at...

Women’s Year?

Sunday, 30 December 2018, 09:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

As the end of the year approaches, some friends have asked me why I keep writing, in this idealist-like fashion, and whether one of my New Year’s Resolutions will be to stop. When all is said...

PD moving forward and in retrospect

Sunday, 30 December 2018, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

The election of Partit Demokratiku to Parliament is an unprecedented milestone in post-Independence Malta. The past year has seen the fruits of that change manifest across the political landscape in...

A beginning is a continuation

Sunday, 30 December 2018, 09:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

Many people say that the end of the year is also a beginning, but for me it is a continuation, a time to reflect and recharge the necessary energies for what lies ahead. In my books, continuity...

Respite: Who needs it? Who receives it?

Thursday, 27 December 2018, 10:14 Last update: about 9 years ago

Here’s what you need to know about respite… Respite is temporary residential care based in the community, which supports people with disabilities and their families. Temporary...

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