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The pot can stop calling the kettle black

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 13:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

I am quite sure that many of you have come across situations where, in your heart of hearts, you felt that the idiom 'the pot calling the kettle black' fits like a glove.  The idiom comes from...

Down Syndrome day, aimed at increasing awareness

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 12:29 Last update: about 10 years ago Miriam Dalli

Today is a day dedicated to Down Syndrome, a day aimed at increasing our understanding about this condition and the challenges these people face, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said in her vlog. Down...

Comeback?

Monday, 20 March 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Is inflation making a comeback? We have spent quite some time regretting its absence. The European Central Bank would regularly announce that the target of a 2 per cent inflation rate still...

The de Marco controversy

Monday, 20 March 2017, 07:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

I read with great interest The Malta Independent‘s editorial on Thursday, which stated that the antagonism toward Muscat is fragmented and a fragmented Opposition can never defeat a united...

Goodbye EU presidency, hello election mode

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

It seems like only yesterday that the government was tying itself up in knots of excitement about the start of Malta’s stint at the EU presidency, thrilling spoof-artists with its fascinatingly...

Gender quotas – a much-needed jumpstart for a stagnant society

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Alice Taylor

Gender quotas – a topic that has been bouncing around on our national media for the last few weeks, has stirred up a lot of controversy, passionate differences of opinion and, of course, the...

Has db cancelled out Panama?

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

It may be less than a year before the next election and the building blocks are already in place.  The main one on the Opposition side has long been there: it is Panama Papers and its...

Shock therapy to the political system

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Regulation of the financing of political parties is of fundamental importance in any modern democratic society. Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party in Malta – has been at the...

The Gentle Giant

Saturday, 18 March 2017, 08:08 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

It is so often that we only get to reflect, or grasp, just one part of a bigger picture. This was the case recently, with the unfortunate and untimely collapse of our staunch icon at Dwejra, the...

I apologise, but not to everyone

Friday, 17 March 2017, 11:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Salvu Mallia

Salvu Mallia apologised for inappropriate comments he made on the social media, saying that he realised that although it is hard to keep quiet, he should have held back from expressing himself the way...

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