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Obliterating the future

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 10:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Humanity is at war with nature. Isn’t it about time for peace? This is the basic message of António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, in an address delivered at Columbia...

A grievous report

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 09:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Let’s begin with the obvious, since it’s not clear that it is obvious to everyone who matters: Violence against women should be of serious concern to all of us.  Let’s be clear...

Emerging from the catastrophe

Sunday, 6 December 2020, 07:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

We find ourselves at a curious juncture.  On the one side, the numbers of people positive for the Covid infection are quite high. On the other hand the day of the vaccine is fast...

Allo Allo

Saturday, 5 December 2020, 07:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

Here we go again.  That moment when you read or hear something which makes your stomach churn and you get that sinking feeling.  The ruling in the libel case against It-Torca by Occupy...

A renewed European Research Area

Friday, 4 December 2020, 08:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

I cannot say that I am a stranger to Ministerial meetings at EU level.  I have been regularly attending various Council formations for the last 7+ years and had presided over two of them for six...

Vaccine

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

If the vaccine that is eventually going to be used to drive out the corona virus pandemic is administered in the same way as for influenza, then it will be quite likely that as soon as it hits...

The clock is ticking and fast – colonel, it is time to move on!

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 07:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

The problems with our criminal justice system remain titanic. What I am deeply concerned with is that there is a lack of grit and tenacity to make changes.  I am still hopeful that the current...

Rule of law, for the others

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 07:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Peter Agius

This last week brought a pot of mixed feelings on Malta’s journey through the European project. On the one hand we learnt of the impending arrival of the Pfizer/biontech vaccine to our shores...

Fighting one pandemic while ignoring another

Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 07:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Mark Josef Rapa

Today is World AIDS Day, the international day where we show support to people living with HIV, remember those who lost their lives to AIDS - an immunodeficiency disorder brought on from untreated HIV...

Truth chevaliers

Monday, 30 November 2020, 07:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

It’s curious to note how many champions for the truth have emerged to publish “needed” info about this or that labour front ranker. One can only admire their assiduity till one...

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