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A resolution for more solidarity

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 09:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good", is an old Italian saying - later adopted by Voltaire - that explains why some people never even begin an important job because they fear perfection is...

Looking at 2016, welcoming 2017

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

At this time of the year, it is difficult not to stop and think about the events that took place over the past months. We ended last year with the attacks on Paris. Events that left many of us with an...

2017 – A new beginning?

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Mangion

Twenty-Sixteen is now history. The Maltese will remember 2016 for loathsome political reasons. During 2016, the Maltese continued witnessing the biggest deceit in Maltese political history. Those who...

2017: an epitaph for sea urchins

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:40 Last update: about 11 years ago George M Mangion

A lot of angst has been showered on the publication of a master plan drawn up by consultants to MEPA for the redevelopment of Paceville and its environs. This was carried out by foreign consultants...

A hijack or xalata?

Sunday, 1 January 2017, 08:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

This year, our PM’s resolution should be to sack all his many foreign and local advisers and find someone half decent at strategy. If last year’s fake “cup of tea in the young...

National solidarity at its best

Saturday, 24 December 2016, 09:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

t sounds even harder to accept that we refer to this suffering on Christmas day. It is however so positive that as a nation we know no limits to human solidarity and the festive season is one special...

Brussels where the sun does sometimes shine

Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 10:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Victor Calleja

Since the 2008 economic crisis, Europe has undergone, and is undergoing, a remarkable change in its political fabric. The political world, especially people's outlook on what were basic western tenets...

From persecuted to persecutors

Sunday, 18 December 2016, 09:58 Last update: about 11 years ago Arthur Muscat

A security camera reveals a man attacking an elderly woman, his third victim, hurting her and relieving her of money and jewellery. Making his third appearance in court, the criminal relapser, as is...

Consulting, appreciating and delivering

Sunday, 18 December 2016, 09:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

As a nation we are fully aware of the difficulties, threats and challenges faced by marginalised and vulnerable groups, not only inside our societies but also outside them. We recognise that an...

A common identity and prosperity

Sunday, 18 December 2016, 09:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

We are just two weeks away from bidding adieu to 2016 and getting ready to welcome in the New Year. A year with potentials but also much uncertainty. It is a natural uncertainty that characterizes...

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