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Our threatened national and cultural identity

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 08:05 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

The trident of peace, development, and security is still all-pervasive enough to affect all aspects of Malta’s concerns about itself as a region and about its constituent islands and insular...

A perfect example of what politics should not be

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 07:08 Last update: about 4 years ago

The entire Rosianne Cutajar saga, sadly, has confirmed what we all suspected and deep down in our hearts knew for a very long time. In the past few weeks in fact, the curtain has been opened ever so...

An AI Pandora’s Box

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 07:01 Last update: about 4 years ago

According to the mythological story, once Pandora opened the box (or rather, jar) entrusted to her husband, unspeakable evils and horrors were unleashed into the world. As Pandora hastened to close...

A cesspool of corruption

Sunday, 9 April 2023, 06:58 Last update: about 4 years ago Roger Mifsud

I remember the point being made in Dom Mintoff’s time that MPs did not earn a salary that matched their efforts in their constituency work, to which they devoted considerable time. The...

My ideal leader of the opposition

Sunday, 2 April 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

The role of the leader of the opposition is a constitutional one by virtue of Article 90 of our constitution, and is one that forms part of the Executive. It is a role that carries with it duties and...

Regulating the short-term rentals sector for the benefit of all

Sunday, 26 March 2023, 08:41 Last update: about 4 years ago Josianne Cutajar

Last week I delivered a keynote speech in an event organised by the Malta Business Bureau and the European Parliament Liaison Office in Valletta, where short-term rentals and the upcoming EU...

My tickbox test for Robert Abela

Sunday, 26 March 2023, 08:38 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

In any democratic country, a political leader is held accountable to the people for the choices he or she makes, and whether they result in better outcomes, such as greater prosperity, security, and...

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