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‘Pajjiż ta’ kwalita’ – A country of quality

Friday, 1 November 2024, 08:35 Last update: about 3 years ago

Labour's propaganda machine has come up with another alluring slogan,  or according to the DOI  'theme,' for last Monday's budget speech. As part of the public relations exercise we saw...

Drug pushers

Sunday, 27 October 2024, 08:06 Last update: about 3 years ago

"Drug pushers in Malta are divided in two sections.   Some of them come from a high class, others come from the street," one drug addict told me.  "Most of the drug business in...

The death of a destination and the services that are put away

Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 08:52 Last update: about 3 years ago Julian Zarb

This week the news was focused on the reopening of schools and university and the dramatic increase in traffic and chaos on the roads where the "Men in Costumes" (the Police) are nowhere to be seen...

Budget target: Reducing dependency of foreign workers

Sunday, 20 October 2024, 08:20 Last update: about 3 years ago

With a population nearing 600,000, Malta's population density is now 1,720 people per square kilometre, up from 1,360 just 10 years ago, with all the negative effects that this may have on the quality...

E-governance in Malta: Pioneering digital democracy

Sunday, 20 October 2024, 08:18 Last update: about 3 years ago

In the corridors of governance in Malta, a digital revolution is underway-a visionary leap towards e-governance that is transforming the relationship between citizens and their government. Malta's...

Taming the construction craze

Sunday, 20 October 2024, 08:17 Last update: about 3 years ago

A video showing the past thirty years of planning applications and approvals went viral a few weeks ago, as it clearly showed the unprecedented growth our urban sprawl has experienced in that time...

Early cracks in governance in Valletta

Sunday, 20 October 2024, 07:56 Last update: about 3 years ago

Since the local council elections of last June, Valletta has a new Labour mayor. Unfortunately however, the administration is already showing signs of stalemate for reasons yet unknown. The call for...

Demand and supply in education

Sunday, 13 October 2024, 08:49 Last update: about 3 years ago

At the start of the scholastic year we start hearing about shortages in the education sector and how they are mitigated. There are always some creative ways of mitigating shortages, some of which find...

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