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Sliema is in shambles and no one seems to care

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 10:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Pierre Portelli

Sliema is yet again experiencing an uncontrolled surge in new building developments. The local council’s resources are stretched to the limit and it is becoming obvious that we have lost control...

Commerce, democracy and sport

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 10:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Colette Sciberras

I was recently reminded of Aristotle’s concept of anagnorisis, that moment in a Greek tragedy where the protagonist makes an important discovery. For me, the recognition came with the impression...

The best decision Malta could have made

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 10:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Clyde Puli

After twelve years of living in denial, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has finally conceded that joining the European Union was the “best decision Malta could have made.” But when given...

A photo that says it all

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 10:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Ivan Grech Mintoff

Last week, Dr. Simon Mercieca wrote a highly poignant article in this paper regarding our government’s recent, official visit to the new Libyan government now operating from Tripoli. Clearly...

Promising Gozo

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 09:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

Over the past few years, the Ministry for Gozo has embarked on an ambitious and determined journey to give higher and better visibility to Gozo as a unique and distinct holiday destination. As...

Proud to represent the government

Sunday, 29 May 2016, 08:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

Learning and training has always been the key for quality service, but putting it into practice is what I have strived to do since being entrusted with the elderly and the disability...

Where are we now?

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 08:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Stephanie Mizzi

Two months have elapsed since the Brussels attacks, in which 32 innocent lives were lost. Families of those lives lost were left picking up the pieces, their lives changing forever. There is no...

Things do not just happen

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 10:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Anton Refalo

As a nation we tend to hold strong views on many aspects of life. Very often, we take positions on subjects on which we lack sufficient knowledge; nevertheless, we still tend to strongly air our...

Plucking the goose with the least amount of hissing

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 09:45 Last update: about 11 years ago George M Mangion

Scandalous revelations on tax avoidance by multinational companies and the role that a number of European countries have played in facilitating this, has made the headlines. While some of the scandals...

Communicating and enforcing people’s rights

Sunday, 22 May 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Justyne Caruana

People in politics are answerable to the people they represent, respectful to the high institution they form part of and, undoubtedly, loyal to the principles of the party they belong to....

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