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The Panama Papers and a Theory of Government 2

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

If one were to find a quiet spot in the countryside, or by the seaside, where to sit down and reflect on the goings-on in current Maltese politics, what would one think about?  When I did it, I...

All roads lead to Gozo

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

In March 2013, the new Labour administration was faced with a number of problems left over from the previous PN administration. One of these was the terrible state of the road infrastructure in Gozo....

Now, before it’s too late!

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 07:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Caroline Galea

Malta has been suffering from an environmental deficit for at least 50 years. Fifty years of sustained, or better still, unrestrained ‘development’ that has left irreversible scars on the...

Brexit makes Malta more attractive for Captives

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:41 Last update: about 11 years ago George M Mangion

The inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States on Capitol Hill was a spectacular event - one that is expected to heighten political risk and change global trade relations....

A Presidency for accessibility and inclusion

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

The Maltese government has worked incessantly in the disability and social inclusion sectors since long before Malta took over the reins of the Council of the EU, and through this experience Malta...

The Panama Papers and a Theory of Government

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

'Sound requires atmosphere, and there is yet no atmosphere in the public mind in which this voice can be heard'. I found this sentence in an old book I am reading at the moment, and I was struck by...

Malta’s EU Presidency – thanks to the PN

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 09:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Mangion

History was made in Malta this year. The smallest EU member state with approximately 420,000 inhabitants achieved what the Labour Party way back in 2003 falsely predicted could never happen. Thanks to...

The Maltese Bishops and ‘Amoris Laetitia’

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 09:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Michael Asciak

The Maltese Bishops' Conference has issued its guidelines for the Maltese Church for divorced and remarried Catholics with respect to receiving Communion. They have been issued prudently in line with...

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