Spanish shame and European frigidity
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 09:27
Last update: about 8 years ago
Charles Flores
I never disconnect the attachment of history with present-day events. Yes, we do try to forget and move on with our new realities, but there is still that transparent thread which somehow survives the...
Arvid Pardo: 50 years on
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 08:46
Last update: about 8 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Going by the Prime Minister’s address to the EU Conference held in Malta this week on the protection of the oceans, it would be reasonable to assume that, as a maritime nation, Malta’s...
Low interest rates
Monday, 9 October 2017, 07:25
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
The low interest rates of past years have put new pressures on many citizens, especially senior ones, for whom interest income on their bank deposits was earmarked to cover a substantial part of their...
Rent, the economy, and society – why the voices of foreigners matter
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 11:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alice Taylor
Guess what, I am back! My sincere apologies to all of those who had spent the week sharpening their pointiest and shiniest spears and pitchforks ready to descend en masse on my article, only for there...
International Day of the Girl Child
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 10:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
On 11 October, we will mark the International Day of the Girl Child, by acknowledging the value and contribution being made by some 1.1 billion girls, who form part of the world’s population....
Adrian Delia’s first defeats
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 10:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Noel Grima
This was the week of Adrian Delia’s coronation as PN leader. But it was also the week of his first defeats. In a way, this is understandable in a new leader with no political experience and...
Those positions of trust may be breaking the law
Sunday, 8 October 2017, 09:32
Last update: about 8 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
A few days ago, the Ombudsman presented to Parliament a copy of his plan – called (and this is embarrassing), the Ombudsplan – for next year. It includes some very interesting information...
Culture starts from home
Saturday, 7 October 2017, 09:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Rachel Borg
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” – Confucius One can also say that our cities, towns and villages are a reflection of our home. As the opening of...
For a cleaner environment
Friday, 6 October 2017, 11:33
Last update: about 8 years ago
Miriam Dalli
The Labour government continued to build on its success of its first four years in office, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said. In her vlog today, Dalli focuses mostly on the environment, saying that it...
A truly liberal and progressive Malta would ban prostitution outright
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 07:11
Last update: about 8 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
I am more than a little disturbed by the plans to regularise prostitution, which means making it a legal business. There is a lot of confusion about this. Prostitution in and of itself is not illegal:...