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There is no wealth but life

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 09:56 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

John Ruskin, the Victorian philosopher wrote “There is no wealth but life”. Ruskin believed these words to be his most important. They appear in his last book, ‘Unto this...

Dear Robert, This is what We Want for Christmas

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 09:12 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

We don’t want a lot for Christmas, there are just a few things we need. We don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree... Dear Robert, all we want for Christmas is you......

The art of messing up

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 08:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The processing plant for Tuna By-Products at Ħal-Far had the potential to be a significant project contributing to the development of the circular economy in Malta. Like many other things it has...

Educating the next generation of farmers

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 08:09 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

No sector leaves an impact as subtle, and yet so relevant on our daily lives, as agriculture. What we eat, drives our day-to-day decision making: what we buy, drives an entire agricultural sector...

Shooting from the hip

Sunday, 18 December 2022, 07:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The latest news from Italy as I write (Friday morning) is that no less than 60 MEPs and assistants are now being investigated for their actions over what is being mistakenly called...

The grand, Grand Master’s Palace

Friday, 16 December 2022, 15:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

On Sunday, December 11th, around 3000 people visited the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta free of charge and visited halls that had never been accessible to...

In politics to serve people

Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 06:20 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

When political activists wash their hands of party politics because of corruption, cronyism and tribalism it should be a cause for concern. Some of these activists believe that the best way to serve...

Forgotten traditions

Monday, 12 December 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

One understands the discomfort of those who complain that in the preparations being carried out for feasts and national occasions, the symbols and usages that brought them close to the life of people...

Good riddance to good governance

Sunday, 11 December 2022, 09:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“I am committed to the highest levels of transparency in decision making, in the interest of good governance,” Minister Aaron Farrugia pompously announced.  On 19 January 2020, after...

The war on nature is suicidal

Sunday, 11 December 2022, 08:59 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

If we are to register any significant progress in addressing our quality of life we must once and for all end the war on nature. This has been emphasised by Inger Anderson, the Executive Director of...

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