Sustainable tourism at the crossroads
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:39
Last update: about 3 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
"Malta is fast reaching maximum capacity for tourists and the country has probably been 'too successful' at attracting low-spending concertgoers and cruise liner visitors," Malta Hotels and...
The conflict of interest of Members of Parliament
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:37
Last update: about 3 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The press has reported that Labour Member of Parliament Katya Degiovanni has been appointed as a consultant to the Ministry of Social Policy and Children's Rights. It is not clear as to what she will...
Abela’s secret conference
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 08:27
Last update: about 3 years ago
Kevin Cassar
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's dictator declared victory in the recent general elections. Few outside his country believed him. The US state department declared the Opposition leader, Edmundo...
Yes, everybody hates lawyers
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:53
Last update: about 3 years ago
Mark Said
"The first thing we do is, let's kill all the lawyers." It's said by a character called Dick the Butcher in Act IV, Scene II, of William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part II, which ostensibly was written...
According to the Labour stooges size does matter
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:41
Last update: about 3 years ago
Victor Calleja
Numbers, numbers, and more numbers. Enough numbers to make us feel eternal gratitude towards our glorious Labour leaders. The Minister of Tourism has announced that quality and such stuff is...
When are you giving back what is not yours, Your Grace?
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 07:33
Last update: about 3 years ago
Noel Grima
We have our local Elgin Marbles under our noses. Something, in other words, of high cultural value, that does not belong to us but which has ended in our possession through possession made...
Expanding restoration efforts across our localities
Friday, 23 August 2024, 12:25
Last update: about 3 years ago
Owen Bonnici
Restoration work continues across Malta, with significant efforts to preserve our rich cultural heritage. Among the noteworthy projects is the restoration of the historic Former St. Joseph...
Pressures
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 08:00
Last update: about 3 years ago
Alfred Sant
Small businesses are increasingly feeling the pressures of the big supermarkets on their affairs. It is difficult to see how they can compete unless they manage to identify and develop niches of...
Cottonera
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 08:06
Last update: about 3 years ago
Owen Bonnici
In the heart of Cottonera, a monumental effort is underway to breathe new life into the historic fortifications that have stood as silent guardians over centuries of Maltese history. These imposing...
Regarding hospitals
Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:38
Last update: about 3 years ago
Alfred Sant
As the furore over the case of the three hospitals continued to develop, one thing still surprised me. I heard no comment about how Maltese hospitals seem to attract foreign "hornets" who seek to...