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The Birzebbuga killing fields

Sunday, 14 April 2019, 09:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

A week ago, three people were shot at in a dark country lane used as a shortcut from Birzebbuga to Hal Far. One of the three - a 42-year-old from the Ivory Coast who had been in Malta for a number of...

Managing safety and security

Saturday, 13 April 2019, 09:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

Back in the period prior to 2004, when Malta joined the European Union, our industry and commerce had to face several new laws and systems to conform with EU policies, conventions and treaties. ...

The voice of farmers and consumers

Friday, 12 April 2019, 12:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

In his vlog MEP Francis Zammit Dimech speaks about problems being faced at the Pitkali Market Centre in Ta' Qali and calls on the Government to honour its promises and invest appropriately...

Ongoing investment in culture

Friday, 12 April 2019, 09:26 Last update: about 8 years ago Owen Bonnici

Our strategy is now, I believe, clear. We keep reinforcing our local cultural product to further place ourselves as a cultural destination. This week was another week during which I was more than...

Dignified

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 07:52 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

There’s no other adjective to describe the first speech with which the President of Malta Dr George Vella opened his presidential mandate: it was most dignified. Beyond that, it reflected a...

Not for sale

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 14:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Briguglio

In this vlog Michael Briguglio highlights the need for politics which is not for sale and is based on consultation and evidence. He says that it is positive that civil society is speaking up for...

'With great power, comes great responsibility'

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 08:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Camilla Appelgren

28 October, 1956, Waldemar Kaempffert wrote in The New York Times the following: “... a comparatively small fluctuation seems of no importance. Nevertheless it can bring about striking...

Banks

Monday, 8 April 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

During a quick conversation I had with the executive of a local bank, he explained how frustrated he felt. In his view, with which I agree, while functioning in a competitive mode, a bank has as one...

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