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Job creation in Gozo

Sunday, 12 February 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

Employment is the best way to safeguard human dignity in that it secures an independent living, based on a person’s ability to contribute to his/her own fulfilment and to the wellbeing of...

Of hypocrisy and deceit

Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 08:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Mangion

Hypocrisy generally brings about something with a consequential effect of artificiality. It gives a false appearance of virtue or goodness while concealing the real character or motive. Hypocrisy is...

‘Res Ipsa Loquitur’ – Let the facts speak for themselves

Monday, 6 February 2017, 08:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

After 25 years in power and having done little to alleviate Gozo’s disadvantages, is what the previous government will probably be remembered for. But now that they are the Opposition, they have...

Renting in Malta - the struggles of a tenant

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alice Taylor

I rented my first property in Malta back in 2009. A two-bedroom seafront flat, with a wraparound terrace and sea views. Granted, it had no lift and some of the furniture in it was older than me, but...

The Panama Papers and a Theory of Government Part 3

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

It is my firm belief that the Panama Papers Mizzi-Schembri scandal – the secret companies of Minister Konrad Mizzi and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Keith Schembri – represents...

Gozo‘s legacy from Valletta 2018

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

Talking of culture as a community value at a national level brings out interesting observations when looking at it through the perspective of the elderly and those with disability. Indeed, culture is...

The Minister’s astonishing carelessness

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 09:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Clyde Puli

The Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Ministry demonstrates excellent skills in fairy-tale writing as it takes me to task for exposing the “Rights” Minister’s...

Getting lean in 2017

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Karmenu Vella

On the first anniversary of the EU's Circular Economy Package, EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella looks back on the progress and reveals what's still to come.   A year ago, the...

Dear John ...

Monday, 30 January 2017, 10:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Robert Cutajar

These words of gratitude reflect the deep resolve felt by so many children, youths, and families blessed by your work, to continue the journey you've inspired in us, seeking always and incessantly the...

Achieving benchmarks in elderly care

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 08:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

In order to strive for greater equality and tackle social issues, we need a strong economy. Labour’s basic thought and motivator has and will always be social justice. The very foundations of...

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