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The EU and Malta’s fat cats and corruption

Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 07:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

In the past days two reports, prepared by two separate organisations, were released.  The scope and purpose of the reports are different, and both should be delved into objectively.  The...

Children suffering from cancer

Monday, 30 January 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Miriam Dalli

Research on cancer that affects children should be upgraded to deal with the growing numbers, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said. In her vlog today, she calls upon European institutions to devolve more...

Zero sum game

Monday, 30 January 2017, 08:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

The Opposition and the Government, have as a result of the former’s intransigence and political hysteria, been driving into a cul-de-sac. The Opposition has every right to criticise and...

Dun Ġużepp Zammit

Monday, 30 January 2017, 08:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

On Wednesday 11th January, I attended the funeral Mass of Dun Ġużepp Zammit at Bormla’s Collegiate Church. I came to know Dun Ġużepp towards the end of his life, as a veteran...

ED ZL is getting touchy about Air Malta

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The tourism minister – ED ZL, as he wished to be known in one of his more playful moods on Facebook, before he was mocked to kingdom come – is in a very bitchy mood right now. And Robert...

It’s not Mario de Marco only

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 10:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

A week or so after Simon Busuttil was elected as Leader of the Nationalist Party I wrote that “the better man lost” but said that Dr Busuttil being ­— in my opinion — less...

Towards a zero waste target

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 10:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The linear model of our economy follows a take-make-use-waste path as a result of which we extract resources from the earth which we use and subsequently throw away. In contrast to this...

Russia on our doorstep

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 08:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

Discussions taking place around the EU Presidency which include immigration on the agenda, are rather like the froth over a cold beer, failing to deal with the reality taking place on the shores of...

INDEPTH: Alfred Sant says Labour has problems of governance

Friday, 27 January 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago INDEPTH online

Former Labour Prime Minister Alfred Sant said that he is not worried about the allegations of corruption and scandals that are hitting the Labour government, but admits that there are problems of governance that need to be addressed....

High rise buildings making Malta ugly

Friday, 27 January 2017, 09:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Salvu Mallia

Nationalist Party candidate Salvu Mallia today criticises the rush to have high-rise buildings all over Malta which, he said, are making the country ugly. At a time when Malta is trying to...

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