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The force to do the right thing for the nation

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 16:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Recent events have taken a hilarious twist. I was there when Simon Busuttil described the phases a politician goes through in his relationship with the public. The last phase before being booted out,...

What truly matters

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:24 Last update: about 10 years ago Evarist Bartolo

Tomorrow I have been invited to one of the most important events – on a personal level – of this legislature. I will be presenting Graduation Certificates to the Alternative Learning...

The next Labour government

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

Throughout my tenure at the helm of the Parliamentary Secretariat for the elderly and disability sectors, a huge chunk of Labour’s pledges concerning the social sector has been implemented and...

The spy who loved me not

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Clyde Puli

In four days’ time, campaigning will come to an end and by this time next week the country will be waiting for the result. This is therefore a great opportunity to provide a round-up of the...

The disturbed ethics of Joseph Muscat

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Michael Asciak

In the study of normative ethics, there is a division between objective and subjective norms. First, ethics is a branch of philosophy, and ethics as a study distinguishes what is good and what is bad...

Taking Gozo to the next level

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Anton Refalo

Next week voters will decide who will be responsible to lead this country for the next five years. It will be a decision that will determine whether Malta and Gozo will continue to modernize...

In decency we trust

Sunday, 28 May 2017, 09:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Jason Zammit

This 2017 electoral campaign is GonziPN in reverse. Gone is the broad appeal of a fresh-faced Opposition leader Joseph Muscat in 2013 inviting one and all to unite in a Movement against the...

A vision for Gozo

Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 11:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Clint Camilleri

Many see Gozo as a beautiful place where to escape hustle and bustle. However, while this is true, there is another reality. When we joined the EU, Malta’s GDP per capita was 82%...

Opinion - The truth be told - Ivan Bartolo

Sunday, 21 May 2017, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Ivan Bartolo

In its desperate attempt to divert attention from the very grave accusations the Prime Minister and his Government is facing, the Labour Party has launched a concerted attack on my integrity and on a...

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