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Genuine complaints

Thursday, 22 September 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

To whoever is in a leadership position, how to handle emerging complaints is always a persistent problem. Are they true or an invention by people who try to gain some advantage on the basis of the...

Any funds for pavements?

Thursday, 22 September 2022, 07:27 Last update: about 5 years ago Michael Briguglio

Earlier this year, Transport Malta and the Valletta Local Council were ordered to pay a 46-year-old woman close to €16,000 to compensate for an injury she suffered, after tripping on uneven...

Joining hands with Italy

Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 08:42 Last update: about 5 years ago Evarist Bartolo

Elections and governments come and go but Malta and Italy need a strong constant strategic partnership whoever is in government in both countries. It would be myopic to restrict this cooperation to...

As in football

Monday, 19 September 2022, 08:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Alfred Sant

The worst that could happen would be for the war in the Ukraine to come to be  considered like some football game, during which one side or the other feels happy or down according to whether an...

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...

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