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The planning conundrum

Sunday, 10 November 2019, 08:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

There was a time when every Thursday morning would find me without fail attending the Mepa (as it was called in those days) public hearings. I became part of the furniture and, uniquely, my...

A small step for man

Saturday, 9 November 2019, 09:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

At 10:56 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the lunar surface and famously declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for...

The daughter muse of memory

Friday, 8 November 2019, 08:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

The National Museum of Art - MUŻA - an acronym and the Maltese word for inspiration, and a clear reference to the muses, the mythological creatures from classic antiquity inspiring creativity -...

Indepth: ‘Nothing gentleman-like about strip clubs

Friday, 8 November 2019, 07:12 Last update: about 8 years ago INDEPTH online

The reality of those individuals engaging in sex work is far more grime than the fairy tale of 'Pretty Woman' and they have no happily ever after, actress Angele Galea said. In this week's...

In Chile

Thursday, 7 November 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

Events in Chile merit the greatest attention. When I was young, Chile was considered to be the most advanced and democratic country in Latin America, free from the grip of military dictatorship...

Reflections

Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Reflection 1: Our countryside  Allow me to share a couple of episodes from my childhood as we struggle with the scars that we are inflicting on our country/side. I recall with a lot of...

Central link – the undisputed facts

Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 09:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

Last year, in early July 2018, the call for tenders for the construction of the Central Link project closed.  The public consultation period on the planning application had not yet even opened. A...

Migrants in despair

Monday, 4 November 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

The despair and mental health difficulties that “irregular” migrants experience constitute a problem which is not receiving enough attention. Or better, the problem is not considered as...

Mercenary Today

Sunday, 3 November 2019, 10:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

If politics – politics in a democracy – were simple, humans would be re-admitted as tenants in the Garden of Eden. Instead, ever since that mythical eviction, things have always been...

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