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A religion-less Christianity

Sunday, 15 April 2018, 08:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Bishop Mario Grech

Recently, a young man asked me what change I wished to see in our society. My answer surprised him. I wish that a certain category of Christians, in particular those in the inner circles of the...

The language question

Sunday, 15 April 2018, 08:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

Recently, a debate has materialised around the fact that there are plans to introduce school classes to teach the Maltese language to foreigners. The government has since clarified that this option...

The right to harass politicians

Sunday, 15 April 2018, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Somebody close to the PN told me recently that a feisty young person who decided she had the right, as a voter, to harass politicians, filmed Clyde Puli while he was quietly sipping a coffee and...

Gozo tunnel: to bore or not to bore

Sunday, 15 April 2018, 07:56 Last update: about 9 years ago George M Mangion

A recent announcement by the government stated that a future undersea tunnel is being studied and most likely its route will start in Manikata and end somewhere in Nadur, Gozo - a stretch of 13...

A gross travesty of human dignity

Sunday, 15 April 2018, 07:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Asciak

The government has just published the amendments to the Embryo Protection Act with the sole aim of not only dismantling this Act and the protection of human life that it provides, but also aims to...

An undulating oil price escapes our notice

Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 9 years ago George M Mangion

BMI Research has predicted that the price of Brent crude oil will average $75 per barrel next year, according to the latest forecast even though this prediction may vary from that of Bloomberg which...

Breaking down barriers of digital divide

Monday, 9 April 2018, 10:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

It is now official.  You will no longer miss out on your favorite films, TV series, sports broadcasts, games or eBooks, to which you are digitally subscribed in your home country while travelling...

Serving with integrity

Sunday, 8 April 2018, 08:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

Politicians and public servants are expected to give their best in conscientiously serving the whole community, and it follows that the general public is expected to sustain public service without...

Two degrees is all it takes

Sunday, 8 April 2018, 07:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Evarist Bartolo

Things turn sour in Parliament on some days. Partisan politics gets the better of many of the honourable members and we go round in circles with wild accusations and pointless rhetoric, running a lot...

A betrayal of our Constitution, our values and our way of life

Sunday, 8 April 2018, 07:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

  Amid all the arguments made to justify the direction Malta is headed in, one of the most fundamental things we should be taking into consideration is our well-being. For those with money...

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