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Maladministration at its best … but who cares!

Sunday, 5 March 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Aquilina

There are four forms of responsibility that emanate from the Adrian Delia v Prime Minister et (Vitals/Steward) court judgment of 24 February 2023: criminal, civil, moral, and political.  Now that...

Private profits public risks

Sunday, 5 March 2023, 08:41 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

On Monday Parliament discussed the decision delivered in Court by Judge Francesco Depasquale relative to the Government hospital concession awarded to Vitals Global Healthcare, eventually substituted...

Protecting our high seas – is ‘positive energy’ enough?

Sunday, 5 March 2023, 08:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Alicia Bugeja Said

The importance of our oceans on our global health and environment, cannot possibly be understated. As actor and activist Jane Fonda told the AFP news agency, “if we lose the ocean, we lose...

Labour’s failures kill another woman

Sunday, 5 March 2023, 08:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

“The State failed the mother of two because of a lack of resources and heavy workload”. This was the main conclusion of an inquiry led by retired judge Geoffrey Valenzia into the brutal...

Crime and punishment

Sunday, 5 March 2023, 06:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

The court judgement on the sale of the three hospitals to Vitals has now become known to all Malta (well, to those interested) and people have been drawing their own conclusions. But many...

Is Europe a fortress?

Thursday, 2 March 2023, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Over the years and to this day, we have been repeatedly told that Europe should show confidence in its strength by remaining “open” in its relations with countries and powers outside it....

A longer life

Monday, 27 February 2023, 07:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

On average, our life has been extended from what it was say fifty years ago – or even twenty. The improvement in living conditions as well perhaps the absence of wars (at least up to now) in the...

Stealing a can of tuna

Sunday, 26 February 2023, 09:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Mary Muscat

It’s the week where the United Nations commemorated the World Day of Social Justice and spoke of the frayed social contract unleashed by increased prices of commodities, world conflict, weak...

The welfare of farm animals

Sunday, 26 February 2023, 07:58 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The European Court of Auditors, in 2018, concluded an investigation into animal welfare in the European Union. In its report, entitled Animal Welfare in the EU: closing the gap between ambitious goals...

Keeping up with the live blogs

Sunday, 26 February 2023, 07:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

As I begin to write this article, the bells peal for noon. Everywhere in the world, the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being commemorated. The families of those who have...

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