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A busier than ever autumn

Sunday, 12 October 2014, 09:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Justyne Caruana

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Song of a People

Sunday, 12 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Kenneth Charles Curmi

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an interactive installation which appeared at The Palace in Valletta to mark the 50th anniversary of Malta’s independence. By now, many should have seen it,...

Spell DEMOCRACY please

Sunday, 12 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

By the time this piece is published, our government might have divulged “the compromise” it is ready to offer regarding the issue of the postponement of next year’s local council...

Europe 2020 – Half-way through

Friday, 10 October 2014, 17:54 Last update: about 13 years ago

The current state of the national deficit and debt levels, the country-specific recommendations for Malta, and the future of Malta's economy, were the main topics discussed by the social partners,...

Thank you Tonio

Monday, 6 October 2014, 17:28 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

As we start a new legislature within the European institutions and get ready to embark on another five year long journey in the European Parliament, a man who has had a brief yet challenging period of...

Portraits

Monday, 6 October 2014, 08:23 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

I love portraits.  Photographic portraits are my preferred choice, because they are usually more true of the sitter than of the artist, but while photography is relatively young,  ...

The poverty of their strategy

Sunday, 5 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Clyde Puli

In the first year of a Labour government, the number of those living in poverty has shot up to 99,000. This means that a quarter of the Maltese population is either materially deprived, severely...

Closing hunting season is not the solution

Sunday, 5 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Joseph Cuschieri

The hunting and trapping issue has, over the past two decades, always been a hot potato in Malta, given the strong hold the hunters and trappers federation has over its members - a federation which...

Europe must learn from the US

Sunday, 5 October 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Alfred Mifsud

Europe has again defeated the US in the Ryder Cup. Where golf is concerned, there is nothing we need to learn from the US. But in the handling of the economic crisis, there is much that Europe needs...

When in Rome

Saturday, 4 October 2014, 11:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Rachel Borg

After a couple of no shows, our President, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca has made it to the Vatican.  With Michelle and Joseph launching their platforms at the UN in New York there was perfect...

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