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A dark cloud dulls our horizon

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:55 Last update: about 10 years ago George M Mangion

The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia last week sent shock waves across this quiet island. Gossip columns never discussed with so much alacrity this atrocity, not since that black day 40 years...

Unity is plural

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 07:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Whenever politicians invite the nation to unite, they never actually mean "Let our nation unite." What they really mean is: "Come! Let us all unite... around me." It's all double talk - spin -...

Solo in a no-man's land- Daphne Caruana Galizia

Saturday, 28 October 2017, 11:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Patrick J O Brien

When Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb as she drove down a country road, Maltese society shook and the world zoomed in with shock. There is, throughout Malta, a genuine outpouring of...

Opinion: Of Malta’s attractiveness - JP Fabri

Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 10 years ago JP Fabri

Today, EY are organising their annual attractiveness conference, now a stable fixture in Malta’s economic discussions. With the main theme being “Thinking without the box: Disruption,...

Nostrae culpae

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 15:38 Last update: about 10 years ago JP Fabri

JP Fabri   Our sentiments of anger, grief, disappointment and sadness after what happened last Monday have been pointed towards our political class in line with democratic behaviour....

Opinion: A part of Malta died with her - Lou Bondi

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 10:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Lou Bondi

Daphne was much more than a blogger. She was a national phenomenon, with nothing more than a keyboard, an internet connection, her cellphone and her mind, she uncovered...

Opinion: Standing up to fear - Archbishop Scicluna

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna In these past days we have all been shaken by the barbaric killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. I forcefully condemn the murder of a human being, whoever it might be,...

An absence of the State

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 09:18 Last update: about 10 years ago

I will not rush into pointing fingers at any individuals who might be responsible for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. It is an abominable act perpetrated and paid for by...

Among the obligations of the State

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 08:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Joseph Muscat’s skill at synthesising a situation never fails to amaze me. He does it with ease and precision, having probably honed the skill during his years as a journalist. The latest...

The soul of our policies

Sunday, 22 October 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

For responsible governments strategies are made up of short- and medium-term phases all leading to the final goals, as dictated by policies and inspired by the country's needs and challenges. ...

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