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Bernard Grech

Sunday, 16 August 2020, 11:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

Bernard Grech is a quiet, unassuming man endowed with what I perceive as the right values and vision. He's an articulate straight-talker and a doer. Great potential lies concealed beneath his serene...

Edward Scicluna has no b***s

Sunday, 16 August 2020, 09:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Edward Scicluna’s testimony, mid-week, during the inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination is outrageous. Through his own testimony he depicts himself as a spineless Minister of...

Sometimes grey is the brightest colour

Sunday, 16 August 2020, 09:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Victor Calleja

Only a blinkered fool would deny that the political situation in Malta is dire. Even the most positive cannot escape this negativism. Notwithstanding the opinion polls, notwithstanding the smiling,...

Sad to see

Sunday, 16 August 2020, 09:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Noel Grima

Before 2013, the San Antonio group used to regularly invite a small group of journalists and stockbrokers to a business breakfast to announce the financial results of the preceding half year. The...

Education: a pillar of our new economic vision

Friday, 14 August 2020, 14:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Owen Bonnici

This week’s cabinet meeting was held at the Malta Chamber premises, a first. In fact this was described as a historic meeting as it was the first cabinet meeting held at these premises, and also...

Be the change

Friday, 14 August 2020, 09:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

I have been an MP for roughly seven and a half years. I am not one of the most experienced - some of my colleagues have served for over two decades - but I'm not totally new either.  In our...

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...

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