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Marlene's magic trick

Sunday, 17 September 2017, 08:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Colette Sciberras

I have been asking myself since June how Marlene Farrugia managed to pull that magic trick on me. How could she have kept her PN membership card up her sleeve without anybody noticing? Did anyone...

Europe for Europeans? Understanding the migrant crisis

Sunday, 17 September 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Christopher Attard

Maltese people living in Malta generally want to live in a Maltese society. The same is true for most other countries which haven't been irrevocably brainwashed into the intercontinental carpark of an...

Hunting fines only bother those that break the law

Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 13:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Mark Sultana With over 30 years of being involved in bird conservation in Malta, I tend to fall into the trap of being content with the successes Malta has achieved in this field, while possibly...

A few thoughts on journalism

Monday, 11 September 2017, 08:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Watching Salvu Balzan interviewing the two contenders for the PN leadership was painful. It’s not only that he struggles to extract a question, as if he were his own dentist and his...

Teaching ethics and social responsibility

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Kenneth Wain

Until I read Mark A. Sammut’s contribution of 20th August (‘Kenneth Vain’) last Sunday morning, I had intended not to reply to his August 13th contribution. But reading it with its...

Success is all about good leadership

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 08:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

Many of our aims take time to be achieved, but the first days have shown our determination. The proverbial first hundred days of a government are indicative of its commitment – more so when the...

Creating the scenario for a political jury again

Sunday, 10 September 2017, 08:39 Last update: about 10 years ago Michael Asciak

I am not in the PN's administration nor am I a member of the party's executive although I have been a member of both in the distant and not too distant past. Therefore, in current parlance I am not a...

Chris Said

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 09:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Michael Briguglio

Chris Said is an Angela Merkel, not a Donald Trump. He appeals to reason and reflection. Getting to support him is like a journey which eventually has a clear destination: One with strong routes and...

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