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The duty of re-composing

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

We have been through one of the hardest weeks in our nation’s history, culminating in Daphne’s funeral on Friday. There are some who, even as I write, continue to elaborate on the...

Constitutional Convention: upsetting the apple-cart

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

A Constitutional Convention is long overdue. It has been on the public agenda for years. Over the years, Malta’s Constitution has been patched up several times in order to resolve political...

Prostitutes and pimps

Saturday, 4 November 2017, 08:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

By now we are well aware of the almost contempt with which the people of Malta and Gozo are held in this country.   Whether it is being kept awake through night and day with excavation works...

Curious

Thursday, 2 November 2017, 07:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

I find it curious that as of now, there are still so many people who seem like they’re still living in a bubble surrounding the events that led to this year’s general elections. All you...

Delia’s leadership

Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 13:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Adrian Delia’s political life did not start easily. Even before he was elected leader of the Nationalist Party, the allegations that surfaced against him could have thrown it out the window...

Teacher crisis: Bartolo could not have missed all the signs

Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 08:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Therese Comodini Cachia

MUT calling a teachers’ strike is evidence of the boiling point that negotiations between the union and the government have reached. The sectorial agreement lapsed in 2013, the same year that...

Domestic violence is no longer a private matter

Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 07:24 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

It is of concern as per ‘CrimeMalta Annual  Crime Review for 2016’; Domestic Violence has continued its steady increase reaching 1272 instances in 2016 up from 1205 reports in...

The dark side of partisan politics

Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 08:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

Malta’s national agenda has always been highly politicised, even marred with the blood of innocent Maltese citizens.  It was only on few occasions that national unity was close to be...

Europe and Gozitan expectations

Monday, 30 October 2017, 07:27 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

During a meeting held at Marsalforn about Gozitan expectations regarding Europe, many interesting points were raised. Among these were jobs for young people in Gozo and the consideration of Gozo as a...

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