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Rewarding abuse

Sunday, 18 September 2022, 09:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

Frank Fabri has finally been rewarded for his loyalty to his minister Justyne Caruana.  Fabri enabled Minister Caruana to abusively pay her ‘close friend’ Danjel Bogdanovic thousands...

Showcasing our strengths, bolstering our vulnerabilities

Sunday, 18 September 2022, 09:46 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

Organising last week’s Festa Ħut activities in Marsaxlokk brought with it an immense personal satisfaction. Observing different stakeholders in the fishing industry, interact in a multitude...

One million euro every day

Sunday, 18 September 2022, 08:47 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The subsidies being currently forked out by the public exchequer relative to the current price of fuel and electricity are substantial. Until mid-July subsidised fuel was also available for use by...

As dead as the Queen – the Nationalist Party

Sunday, 18 September 2022, 07:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

Usually these days would see a flurry of activities on the Floriana Granaries as different party sectors set up their stalls while party supporters mill around and attend the various activities that...

Elizabeth was truly great

Friday, 16 September 2022, 07:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

Once an American journalist, in the immediate post-Soviet era, asked Mikhail Gorbachev how in the latter’s own view history will judge him. Mr Gorbachev gave a witty reply.  “You...

State of the union

Thursday, 15 September 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

For as long as I’ve been listening to it, I’ve asked myself the question: in the speech which every year, the President of the European Commission comes to deliver at the European...

Loujin, we are sorry

Thursday, 15 September 2022, 07:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

That a child has to endure such pain is simply unthinkable. That we could have done something about it and didn't, is beyond comprehension. Whilst I am immensely appreciative of the work that the...

Austerity

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

Nobody is mentioning the word. Yet, those who emphasize the need for measures that should be taken for Europe to overcome the enormous challenges that it is facing in securing energy supplies...

Stroads

Sunday, 11 September 2022, 10:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Mary Muscat

The distinction between streets and roads may not mean much to many. The hybrid stroad is the imposition of the nature of the road on that of the street, and with Malta’s building sprawl and...

Gorbachev - Once there was hope

Sunday, 11 September 2022, 09:16 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

On a stormy December night in 1989, the leaders of the world’s two superpowers were in Malta. On the Russian cruiseship Maxim Gorky, they ended the Cold War. They ushered a new era of...

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