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It is the best of times, it is the worst of times

Sunday, 13 October 2019, 09:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Victor Calleja

The Ministers, the trolls, state TV, the groupies and the Prime Minister always  remind us that we are living in a golden age. In this L-Aqwa Zmien (the best of times), all hope springs fresh,...

The woman of indomitable courage

Sunday, 13 October 2019, 08:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

At the end, it must have been some weeks before she was killed, from the sidelines – so to speak – that I sensed Daphne was increasingly on her own. She battled on, facing an ever...

Dancing to the tune

Saturday, 12 October 2019, 09:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

For all the hype about the economy or the LGBTQ rights, surplus and other sound-bites, this Prime Minister will go down in Malta’s history as one of the least effective.  His position is...

Reaching out through Culture

Friday, 11 October 2019, 09:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

All is set for this evening's MCO Pink October Concert, 'curtain up' at 20hrs at Pjazza Teatru Rjal. Together with the Chairperson of the Marigold Foundation, Michele Muscat, I announced this concert...

Matching Daphne’s grit

Thursday, 10 October 2019, 10:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

The recent revelations concerning the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia are disturbing. The Nationalist Party Leader is right to underline that this kind of information should be given by the...

Rules

Thursday, 10 October 2019, 07:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

In the hearings held at the European Parliament to question the nominees to the new European Commission, there was keen interest to see how the prospective Commissioners responsible for economy and...

Not so fast, Ms Dalli

Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 11:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Mark Josef Rapa

The former Minister for EU affairs and Equality, Ms Helena Dalli, is the first-ever Equality Commissioner. Ms Dalli’s track record in improving the life of LGBTIQ individuals in Malta is...

‘L-Americana’

Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 08:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

A great deal has been said about the infamous debacle of the lady who was pelted with rotten eggs as part of a bachelor’s party event.   Essentially you get two extremes on this...

Imperilling Pieta’

Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 08:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Tara Cassar

Triq Santa Monika in Pieta’ could be facing the same treatment that is to blame for the increasingly odious state of our built environment. A recent decision by the Environment and Planning...

Who exactly?

Monday, 7 October 2019, 07:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

The story of how the Graffitti group was prevented from carrying out its less than sensational protest at the University against representatives of the government and construction industry tycoons has...

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