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...