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Capital of culture or bastion of the faithful?

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 09:15 Last update: about 14 years ago Noel Grima

More than all the other partisan appointments since 9 March, the appointment of Jason Micallef to the V18 or Valletta Capital City of Culture has really put the cat among the pigeons.   Most...

Does pro-life depend on whose life?

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 09:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Pamela Hansen

Oh dear, he’s back with his bid for the limelight; I refer to the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech. It has been a while since he regaled us with his wisdom. When Malta was preparing for the referendum...

EU Food Quality Smarter rules for safer food

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

Last week EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg presented the European Commission's "smarter rules for safer food" package. This proposed package contains a number of proposals aimed at...

It was inevitable

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 08:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Isn’t life ironic? The chairman of the Malta Council of Science and Technology has spent the last three years or so behaving absolutely abominably, in parliament and out of it, on Facebook and...

What can we do about the hunters?

Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 08:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Martin Scicluna

The hunters are an embarrassment to Malta. Like a batty member of the family who belches and scratches his private parts in public, and generally lets the rest of the family down, hunters are...

Leading by example…figuratively speaking

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 08:24 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

To its word and to its credit the Labour Government is delivering on its promises. The initial volley of shots was fired during the very first days of its legislature.  The fight against...

Economic growth through effective application of technology

Monday, 13 May 2013, 08:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Edward Zammit Lewis

We all are very well aware of the crucial importance for consistent economic growth and jobs creation. That is why this government is determined to create a legislative and administrative framework...

Simon, Lawrence and Sir Alex

Sunday, 12 May 2013, 09:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Simon Busuttil has become the seventh Nationalist Party leader.   He was the winner of what has been described as a race among friends, given the level of mutual respect that was shown in...

A bird-brained parliamentary secretary

Sunday, 12 May 2013, 09:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Environment groups have called for the renaming of Roderick Galdes’s portfolio, given that he appears to be so keen on protecting the interests of shooters and trappers. He has been made...

The best man lost

Sunday, 12 May 2013, 09:26 Last update: about 14 years ago Noel Grima

Not being a party member, I did not vote in the PN leadership election yesterday week. I kept absolutely silent in the run-up to the vote. But now that it is over, I can finally declare my judgement:...

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