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A more equal Malta

Friday, 18 March 2022, 09:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Owen Bonnici

Gender equality is one of the cornerstones of our work as a Labour Party. The PL electoral manifesto contains concrete proposals which, if voted in by the electorate, will certainly help achieve a...

The wars I know about

Thursday, 17 March 2022, 07:52 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

At a time of war, some will remember the wars that happened in their lifetime. I am one of those doing so while trying to understand why Putin’s war in the Ukraine is appearing to be so...

The environment and Malta’s 2022 elections

Thursday, 17 March 2022, 06:13 Last update: about 5 years ago Michael Briguglio

Earlier this month, a coalition of environmental nongovernmental organisations (ENGOs) published nine environmental demands for the 2022 election. These were addressed to political parties and...

Maltese business can’t have more continuity

Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 09:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Peter Agius

Maltese businesses are facing challenges of unprecedented intensity on several fronts. The grey list has eaten out bits of our competitiveness while government’s attitude of picking and choosing...

Political momentum

Monday, 14 March 2022, 07:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

Labour has maintained political momentum. As it rolls, the electoral campaign keeps demonstrating this.  Never before in elections that I know of, did a party leader make so many statements that...

Exculpating murderers

Sunday, 13 March 2022, 10:09 Last update: about 5 years ago Kevin Cassar

On 11 January 1993 police commissioner Lawrence Pullicino faced a trial by jury for the murder of Nardu Debono. Debono was arrested on 29 July 1980, viciously beaten, punched, slammed to the ground...

The Fifth District

Sunday, 13 March 2022, 09:07 Last update: about 5 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

The Leader of the Labour Party has decided to contest the general elections on two districts: the second and the fifth. To do this he has abandoned the sixth district, which is historically tied to...

The rape of Gozo

Sunday, 13 March 2022, 08:06 Last update: about 5 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The PLPN have elevated their strategy to accelerate the rape of Gozo to manifesto status. Unfortunately, they are supported in their endeavours by the likes of the Gozo Business Chamber which has just...

Blame Trump for the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Sunday, 13 March 2022, 07:05 Last update: about 5 years ago Noel Grima

In 2004 and again in 2014 the people of Ukraine rose up in protest against the corruption in the country which rendered elections futile and which returned time and again Russian stooges. These...

Sannat’s oligarch

Saturday, 12 March 2022, 06:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Rachel Borg

A business leader can be considered an oligarch if the following conditions are satisfied: uses monopolistic tactics to dominate an industry; possesses sufficient political power to promote their own...

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