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Pushbacks...yes... but poverty not the poor...

Monday, 21 April 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

        Now that the bells have relinquished their right to go into a frenzy (which I  adore - don't get me wrong) and  'L-IRXOXT' has...

The tricky filtering down of the energy rates reduction

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 11:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

        The billboards and the government media are full of the news that the government, as promised, is fulfilling its electoral commitment to reduce the utility rates...

The nitty-gritty about Erin Tanti

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Alison Bezzina

        When it comes to crime and sinister events, Malta is pretty boring isn’t it? We only get one or two intriguing cases a year, if that, so when we have cases...

Collective wisdom

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 10:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Alfred Mifsud

        Some old graffiti on the wall of the underpass by the University reads “People get the government they deserve”. This is a 19th-century quote...

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 09:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Clyde Puli

        If there was one issue that served as a lightning rod for all the grievances under the last Nationalist Government, that one issue was public transport....

Comfort zone Catholics?

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 09:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Michael Asciak

        We have just through Holy Week before Easter and the island has been inundated with pageants and processions, Roman legionnaires and Apostles’ tables and...

Valletta and Brussels – a tale of two cities?

Sunday, 20 April 2014, 09:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Ray Bugeja

In 2003, the Maltese voted for EU membership and elected a PN government. In 2008, the PN was returned to government and Malta joined the eurozone. Last year, the Maltese ushered in a Labour...

The European Banking Union

Saturday, 19 April 2014, 08:53 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

Having the necessary measures approved to complete the European Banking Union, can be regarded as a big step for the current legislature, which is due to be replaced in just a matter of weeks. By...

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