Facing the horsemen of the Apocalypse
Sunday, 8 March 2020, 09:10
Last update: about 7 years ago
Noel Grima
It is difficult not to feel sympathy for Robert Abela these days. After a reign of one and a half terms with Joseph Muscat at the helm with a booming economy, an ever increasing number of jobs, a...
Desperation
Saturday, 7 March 2020, 08:55
Last update: about 7 years ago
Rachel Borg
Desperation. Nothing but frustrating, furious, angry and sad desperation has gripped us all now. The feeling is a collective one. Some feel it and keep quiet because they want to...
Migration crises in the making
Friday, 6 March 2020, 13:06
Last update: about 7 years ago
Peter Agius
In a message from Brussels, MEP candidate Peter Agius explains that thousands of migrants are presently at the border with Greece and Bulgaria after declarations by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan that...
Strengthening two pillars of our society
Friday, 6 March 2020, 10:37
Last update: about 7 years ago
Owen Bonnici
The European Commission’s ‘Country Report Malta 2020’, published on the 26th of February gives a thorough look at Malta’s performance in various sectors, including education...
Gender quotas
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 08:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
That agreement has been reached between the government and the opposition on the measures to be introduced in order to ensure a progressively greater participation of women in political office, was...
Is Malta facing a political rupture?
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 07:35
Last update: about 7 years ago
Michael Briguglio
The recent Eurobarometer survey may have given hope to those who aspire to see a shift in Malta’s political system. But the recent MaltaToday and Torca surveys (both polled after Eurobarometer)...
Studying crime
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 07:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Somehow human nature, mingled with circumstances, triggers some or many to take on a criminal career. The impact on society of the behavior of others leaves a massive impact and not only on the...
From Grade 1 Scheduling to Commemorative Plaques
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 09:42
Last update: about 7 years ago
Tara Cassar
In June 2019, Scicluna Enterprises submitted a planning application requesting to tear down one of the oldest townhouses in St Julian’s and develop in its place 14 apartments over four floors....
Injustices
Monday, 2 March 2020, 07:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
Over the years, there has been a constant refrain in Maltese politics under each and every administration: it is necessary to correct for the injustices committed by the previous administration. If...
A matter of language
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 10:42
Last update: about 7 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
Language serves both as bridge and as barrier. English in Malta serves as a bridge with the outside world, but as a barrier between the Maltese themselves. As a nation, we have failed to develop...