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Malta turned upside down

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 07:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Simon Mercieca

As promised, the Prime Minister has started legal proceedings to annul the deed between Gaffarena and the Lands Department and in the process recover the property given to Gaffarena. This may appear a...

Kim il Sung and No. 7

Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Marlene Farrugia

It is called number 7. The 'it' was once a she. And before it was a she, the 'she' had a name.  The name is now forgotten, but  you can still find it if you look for it. It is scribbled...

Libya

Monday, 1 February 2016, 07:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Alfred Sant

The establishment of a Libyan national government is evidently an urgent priority, and not simply to create a united front against Daesh. On the other hand, it is equally important to have a Libyan...

Notes from a Banana Republic

Sunday, 31 January 2016, 11:03 Last update: about 12 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Magistrate Consuelo Herrera has exonerated the President of Malta from any responsibility for the disaster that was her show-off-cars fundraiser, in which 28 people who were not protected by safety...

The mask has slipped, Owen

Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

I watched, for my sins, Friday’s edition of Xarabank (actually I was working and work included reporting on that programme). I do not intend to go into the whole Gaffarena case nor into all...

Middle class waves goodbye

Saturday, 30 January 2016, 07:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Rachel Borg

Amongst all the analysis of transparency, good governance and accountability gone missing from this administration, there is yet another orphan.  The Middle Class.  Much focus and...

Muscat sues himself

Friday, 29 January 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

In 2014, Joseph Muscat, in what was a seemingly humble manner, claimed that his decision on the Café Premier was a rushed decision stemming from his inexperience and that of his...

The NAO report: is it a can of worms?

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 08:41 Last update: about 12 years ago Simon Mercieca

Clearly had the Gaffarena scandal happened in any Western democracy worth its salt, the government would have tendered its resignation and the country would have gone for an immediate election. ...

Protracted crisis

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 07:40 Last update: about 12 years ago Alfred Sant

It might turn out to be a crisis not as protracted as that of the eurozone, but the immigration (or refugee) crisis in Europe looks like it's going to be long drawn out. It is leading to confrontation...

The media in the line of fire

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 09:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

The media has come under attack several times in the past few days. First we had a lawyer representing a minister in a court case demanding that a journalist reveal the name of a source. Later,...

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