Literary memories
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 08:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Alfred Sant
Even though I could not attend it, the (delayed) ceremony for the allocation of national book prizes for 2019 held at end January triggered for me memories of literary developments in Malta. Some went...
Social policies worthy of today
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 07:42
Last update: about 7 years ago
Michael Briguglio
A variety of social policy areas deserve attention in Malta. These exist in a context of social and environmental change which require sustainable policy making. Incidentally, a few weeks ago the...
Jotting down some notes
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 07:48
Last update: about 7 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Death Last week I was asked to moderate a conference organized by the National Cancer Platform. It was a very well-organised conference with some exquisite presentations. One...
Moving the Roadworks-Mania to Gozo
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 08:24
Last update: about 8 years ago
Tara Cassar
Members of the public and several eNGOs were understandably alarmed by news of the proposed road-widening works between Marsalforn and Rabat in Gozo. In addition to the road-widening, the proposed...
Brexit is here
Monday, 3 February 2020, 07:56
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
So that’s how it is. Brexit has at last arrived. It took so long to put the decision on track because it was triggered by a referendum. As I see it, a referendum has a less than worthwhile...
Cynical and immature
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 10:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
Some blame it on the contraceptive pill. It seems that science has found that during ovulation women are attracted to more masculine men. Since the pill prevents ovulation, post-sexual revolution...
Investigating Konrad’s MTA contract
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 10:32
Last update: about 8 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
It is known that Johann Buttigieg, former Chief Executive of the Planning Authority, was squeezed out of his post by Minister Ian Borg. Johann Buttigieg, however, found an ally in Konrad Mizzi, then...
Confessions of a political orphan
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 09:01
Last update: about 8 years ago
Victor Calleja
Malta has been reduced to a pitiful state – a place full of deceit, horrors and shit. And no, it is not just Joseph Muscat or Keith Kasco Schembri who are to blame – we all are. If we...
What happens to Air Malta now that Konrad Mizzi is not there?
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 08:27
Last update: about 8 years ago
Noel Grima
In a way, this is an object lesson in how a politician should not be given – or be allowed to take – an executive role in a business venture. Konrad Mizzi was given Air Malta to run...