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Gozo takes centre stage

Sunday, 22 July 2018, 09:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

More people are experiencing and understanding that the country's successes are meaningful on personal and family levels. The overall performance in Malta and Gozo is felt by everyone, even before we...

Population growth – avoiding the Malthus predicament

Sunday, 22 July 2018, 09:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

News editors have been waxing and waning on the sudden growth in population mainly due to the heavy influx of foreigners lured to vacancies which could not be filled by locals. Apart from xenophobic...

Tower Power

Sunday, 22 July 2018, 08:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Why isn't the work of an anonymous African sculptor afforded the same prestige as the work of a European artist of whom little is known, assuming both are of equal technical quality? Why is it safe to...

Pleeeze don't go

Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 13:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

There are various types of immigrant expats in Malta. There are those who, as guests, use enthusiastic initiatives to integrate with Malta and the Maltese. These are the most appreciated. I was once a...

Murder in Paceville

Sunday, 15 July 2018, 09:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Death is always cruel, because it severs all bonds and ties. It is also brutal, because it always has the last word, no matter the counter-arguments you might have. And there is nothing worse than...

Potemkin Democracy

Sunday, 15 July 2018, 09:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

In history, one story goes that during a visit by Russia's famous empress Catherine the Great to Crimea, a fake village was constructed by the governor to impress her. Wherever she...

A region with Mediterranean dimensions

Sunday, 15 July 2018, 09:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

No matter the size of any challenge, clear vision and self-trust are key factors for success. Consequently, irrespective of the size of the country, self-respect and will-power makes it a high...

Random radical reform in socio-legal matters

Saturday, 14 July 2018, 09:18 Last update: about 9 years ago

Comparative radical reform in justice is an enthusiastic research and a propositive activity in law studies, and practice. When it is purely academic, it is just interesting. When it is changed into...

What makes a monster and what makes a man?

Thursday, 12 July 2018, 15:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark Josef Rapa

If the opinion of the majority is driven by lack of basic understanding of the core issue in a discussion, or worse, by impulsive emotive responses, there is a risk that what would be acted and...

A drone For Salvini

Thursday, 12 July 2018, 15:13 Last update: about 9 years ago

The last time I wrote to you, I started my letter in English and even used a foreign name to address you. (I heard that you didn’t like me calling you ‘Salvu’ and you uttered a few...

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