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A sacrificed civilisation

Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 09:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

Every year, about 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enters the ocean around the world from the regions with coastal areas. This is causing severe damage and people are slowly waking up after being...

Gozo tunnel

Monday, 7 January 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Opinion polls conducted as of now show that the great majority of Gozitans believe that a tunnel between Malta and Gozo would be a marvellous development. I agree with those who claim that one must...

Malta & Gozo share a transport problem

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 10:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The Malta-Gozo tunnel debate is now in full swing. Going through the arguments of those expressing themselves in favour of the proposed tunnel between Malta and Gozo, one specific reason sticks out:...

Contesting received wisdom

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 09:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

Who does this paper, The Malta Independent on Sunday, think it is? And who does this writer, yours truly, think he is – to contest the conclusions of the high and mighty? I am referring to...

The online gaming industry

Friday, 4 January 2019, 11:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Peter Agius

Nationalist Party candidate for the EP election Peter Agius today speaks about the online gaming industry, a pillar of the Maltese economy....

Strengthening achievements

Friday, 4 January 2019, 10:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Owen Bonnici

I completely concur with the Prime Minister’s opening sentence in his New Year’s message: 2019 will be a better year than the one that has just ended. Better for families. Better for...

US involvement

Thursday, 3 January 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

President Trump’s decision surely amounts to a betrayal of the Kurd “rebel” forces in Syria. Despite the hatred that exists between the Erdogan and Assad governments, what still...

Dear politician, how much of a Great Showman are you?

Tuesday, 1 January 2019, 07:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

The role of a politician is far from becoming an idol or being worshipped by people. It is actually the opposite; the politician should worship the people People with vision start off with a very...

A decisive year?

Monday, 31 December 2018, 08:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Will the year 2019 be a decisive one for Europe? Some signals seem to point that way. However, huge retreats from previously held positions are not the real issue. Beyond Brexit, even if how...

A steaming New Year

Monday, 31 December 2018, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Charles Flores

It is looking more than likely that 2019 will be a steaming year politically; as if it not always is in Europe, one is tempted to retort. But with the Continent experiencing the backlash of a...

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