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The big with the little

Monday, 26 June 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

How meaningful is it for the “little” in size to deal  and compete with the big ones – in sport, the economy, diplomacy? Everybody pays lip service to the dictum that...

Re-connecting with nature

Sunday, 25 June 2023, 08:59 Last update: about 4 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The EU Council of Ministers of the Environment, earlier this week, approved a common position on the proposed EU regulations relative to the restoration of nature. Seven EU countries did not support...

The AG messes up, again

Sunday, 25 June 2023, 08:13 Last update: about 4 years ago Kevin Cassar

The Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg has done it again. In her mad rush to protect Labour from more damaging leaks of Yorgen Fenech's chats, she sprinted to court requesting Jason Azzopardi's...

The real gauge of greatness

Sunday, 25 June 2023, 07:59 Last update: about 4 years ago Noel Grima

The saintly and wise Gozitan priest Paolo Cardona died at the beginning of this week. Among the comments put up on the social media there was an interview with him in which he spoke with great...

A watershed moment for all European fishers

Sunday, 25 June 2023, 07:52 Last update: about 4 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

Late last month, a significant deal was struck between the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. While not immediately the focus of media attention, the plausible outcomes of these...

Walking the talk

Friday, 23 June 2023, 13:52 Last update: about 4 years ago Owen Bonnici

The battle against censorship and the struggle in favour of more artistic freedom and liberty is, truly, one which never stops.  Pre-2013, a number of people including myself as...

Pension reforms: The case for automatic enrolment

Thursday, 22 June 2023, 12:25 Last update: about 4 years ago David Spiteri Gingell

In my previous article, I stated that the demarcation line of what constituted "future pensioners" resulted from the conclusion that 20 years was required for a private pension to accumulate (and...

The Bormla Elderly persons’ controversy

Thursday, 22 June 2023, 10:30 Last update: about 4 years ago Michael Briguglio

'Case closed... let's move on' was the message of Minister Jo-Etienne Abela, when asked about the current controversy surrounding the Cospicua home for the Elderly. He added that he had all that he...

Identity

Thursday, 22 June 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 4 years ago Alfred Sant

Should we consider that a community – whether big or little – has its own personality, as if it were a real person? Clearly we refer to it in these terms for we talk about the character of...

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