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Justice: delayed, lame or denied

Sunday, 12 February 2023, 09:02 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

Our courts of justice have, over the years, become a hotbed of incomprehensible paradoxes and dead ends. In spite of sharply raising the legal court tariffs and registry fees to somehow discourage...

Where have the professionals gone?

Sunday, 12 February 2023, 09:01 Last update: about 4 years ago Julian Zarb

In my last article, I wrote about the shoddy presentation of these islands and the fact that we cannot (and should not) even have the audacity to promote these islands as a tourist destination. The...

National Palliative Care Strategy

Sunday, 12 February 2023, 08:03 Last update: about 4 years ago Pierre Mallia

The launch by Dr Chris Fearne of the National Palliative Care Strategy for Malta last week is something which has been in the pipelines and which I welcome enthusiastically. Those who read this column...

Time for a deep soul-searching process

Sunday, 12 February 2023, 08:02 Last update: about 4 years ago

Politicians tend to act coolly when asked about survey results. When surveys are favourable, they play them down, so as not to generate over-confidence, which can have a reverse effect at the actual...

Choosing accountancy (2)

Monday, 6 February 2023, 08:45 Last update: about 4 years ago Ivan Grixti

In September 2021, I had contributed to this daily newspaper with a similar heading. Needless to say, the quest is still on – that of inducing youngsters undergoing secondary education to...

Pope Benedict XVI’s vision for Europe

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:10 Last update: about 4 years ago

At a time when Europe stands most in need of rapprochement – perhaps literally, in the case of Ukraine – between its composition and concept, it is remarkable how those in the latter camp,...

The Eva Kaili Qatar scandal aftermath

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

The Qatar bribery scandal was symptomatic of a much deeper and more widespread problem with corruption not just in the European Parliament, but across all the EU institutions. It was a scandal that...

We must do more to support family businesses

Sunday, 5 February 2023, 07:04 Last update: about 4 years ago David Casa

Having survived the pandemic with deep bruises, Malta’s small businesses are now contending with inflation. The EU gave the green light for emergency instruments to be used to support citizens...

Miseducating education: an analysis of the neoliberal effect

Monday, 30 January 2023, 11:15 Last update: about 4 years ago Luke Fenech

Friday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Amongst the Jewish community, Dutch Jews suffered horribly at the hands of Nazi Germany. To my surprise, a survey found that a quarter of Dutch...

Televised court proceedings

Sunday, 29 January 2023, 09:11 Last update: about 4 years ago Mark Said

Everybody, today, is aware of that fundamental principle of justice, namely that it should not just be done but also seen to be done. Well, in furtherance of such a principle, Labour MP Glenn...

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