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Roma locuta est, causa finita est?

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:43 Last update: about 13 years ago Reuben Sciberras

Rome has spoken, case closed. This quote, wrongly attributed to St Augustine, is what apologists of papal infallibility use to substantiate their cause. Indeed, there are those who still think that...

A worrying nose-dive in public ethical standards of behaviour

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:42 Last update: about 13 years ago Martin Scicluna

The last seven months have exposed a most worrying collapse in public standards in Malta. Instead of the overwhelming electoral victory by the governing Labour Party last March leading to a period of...

Should there be term limits for chairmen and CEOs?

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:42 Last update: about 13 years ago Philip Micallef

I have read some interesting articles on the subject of CEO and chairman term limits – primarily in North America, but they are equally applicable globally, including Malta.   The...

In search of excellence

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Clint Camilleri

The questions relating to whether Malta would join or not the European Union has been answered and debated for too long during the last decades. The reality is that Malta joined the Union and...

Mothballed reds under the bed

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:35 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

It really comes as quite a shock to watch a relatively young and prominent politician speaking an ideological language that belongs to fast-fading decades ago. It’s as if he’s been held...

Malta: A strong case study for economic success

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Helga Ellul

I recently made the difficult decision to offer my services to Malta and the Maltese people as a prospective representative in the European Parliament. What helped me come to this decision is the deep...

Two good initiatives

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:18 Last update: about 14 years ago Michael Asciak

The worst thing that could have befallen the Labour Party was for it to win the election with such a large margin of votes and parliamentary seats. Parties and people in power tend to become rather...

The deafening sound of silence

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

This government has made a habit of keeping mum about a number of issues and of making parliamentary statements more to dictate the agenda than for the sake of genuine transparency and good...

Crowd funding- migrating to a larger fish bowl

Sunday, 13 October 2013, 08:09 Last update: about 13 years ago George M Mangion

Readers may well ask what is crowd funding. This new form of equity financing enables a company to raise funding through small contributions from a large group of individuals via an online platform....

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