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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...

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:...

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