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Enforcement

Thursday, 13 August 2020, 08:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

The credibility and effectiveness of measures currently being undertaken to contain the second wave of the corona virus pandemic in this country will continue to depend on whether the regulations...

Covid-19 management and mismanagement

Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 07:20 Last update: about 7 years ago Peter Agius

In the first months, the pandemic brought out the best in us. The careful handling by the health authorities and the bravery of the front-liners gave this nation the courage to come out of the anxiety...

It beggars belief

Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 06:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Mark Josef Rapa

After dealing with the first wave of Covid-19 cases and coming very close to eliminating community transmission, the virus has returned with a vengeance. Cases are again increasing exponentially, and...

Education under fire

Monday, 10 August 2020, 07:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Alfred Sant

There has been a lot of talk about mass activities and whether they should be prohibited or not. The challenge goes beyond simple business concerns which perhaps are the least worrisome compared...

The pandemic’s beneficiaries

Sunday, 9 August 2020, 10:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Charles Flores

At a time when the world continues to hold its breath as the Coronavirus pandemic further spreads across borders and countries, leaving the horrific figure (as at time of writing) of 711,876 victims...

Undermining the Constitutional Convention

Sunday, 9 August 2020, 09:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Edward Zammit Lewis, Justice Minister, has been euphoric on the constitutional changes agreed between the Labour government and the Nationalist Party. He describes it as a historic agreement. It...

Just what the doctor ordered

Sunday, 9 August 2020, 08:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Victor Calleja

What is wrong with this country? What is it that makes us keep trying our best to hit the bottom rung of everything? Just when we reach the bottom someone excavates a bit more and we sink...

Numbers point fingers in one direction only

Sunday, 9 August 2020, 08:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

Numbers do not lie. They may be twisted this way and that, interpreted up or down but at the end they remain stolidly there, stone-faced, inflexible and inelastic. Enough words have been spent by...

A dangerous mixture

Saturday, 8 August 2020, 08:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Rachel Borg

In our construction industry we are faced with destruction of property and of life.  Once it happens, a building collapses and a life is taken, it is over, final and there is nothing to say that...

Moving forward

Friday, 7 August 2020, 08:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

Speaking in Parliament last week, and also in other media, I explained that the Ministry for Education and Employment is fully committed to continue with the necessary preparations in the best...

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