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Prisongate

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:05 Last update: about 14 years ago Martin Scicluna

The snap visit by the new Minister for Home Affairs and National Security to the Corradino Correctional Facility, when he discovered that a number of warders who were meant to have been on duty at the...

A strange kind of swan song

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charles Flores

It is difficult to find, in the last few years, a more deflated politician than outgoing PN leader Lawrence Gonzi. Perhaps Nicolas Sarkozy in France. Perhaps Mario Monti and Pier Luigi Bersani in...

Swiss to impose restrictions on EU workers

Saturday, 27 April 2013, 12:22 Last update: about 13 years ago David Casa

In 2000 Switzerland signed the Agreement on Free Movement of Persons with the European Union. This agreement allowed EU citizens to move freely to Switzerland to live and work. There are approximately...

Looking forward

Thursday, 25 April 2013, 08:29 Last update: about 14 years ago Marthese Portelli

The dust has now long settled on the March elections and their immediate aftermath.  The result was a very strong message by a portion of the electorate who felt that it was time for a change,...

Constitutional reform

Thursday, 25 April 2013, 08:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Peter Fenech

Apart from board and institutional appointments, the Honourable Marlene Pullicino’s withdrawal from voluntary assistance to the Health Minister and Franco Mercieca’s request to continue...

For thirty pieces of silver

Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 08:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

It is not unheard of that, for the promise of thirty pieces of silver, spineless individuals switch from one side to another, especially in politics.  Membership cards and lifelong affiliations...

Towards hosting the European Maritime Day 2013

Monday, 22 April 2013, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Edward Zammit Lewis

After Brussels 2008, Rome 2009, Gijon 2010, Gdansk 2011, and Gothenburg 2012, the 2013 European Maritime Day will be held in Malta in just a few weeks time.  The spotlight of the...

Politics vs profession

Sunday, 21 April 2013, 09:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

The Labour Party made such a big deal about the honoraria issue during the previous legislature. It is safe to say that, together with the divorce referendum and the length of time the PN had been in...

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