Two birds with one stone
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 08:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Rachel Borg
The referendum on spring hunting has bestowed an unexpected opportunity on the country. Not only do we get the chance to end the blight of killing birds on their migratory flight to breed and...
Smirking in the dark
Friday, 23 January 2015, 07:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The discussion which took place in Parliament on Wednesday was nothing short of absurd. There we were, discussing a contract vital for the nation’s energy security but which very few people...
The salutary lesson of the passenger pigeon
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 10:20
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
One of the arguments that keeps coming up in the ongoing debate about spring hunting is that there are millions of turtle doves, the population is enormous, so what's the fuss all about? Yes, the...
It’s not just about Arnold’s Spring Eggs
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 08:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
Once again we are being asked to vote, this time round in a referendum (and a proportion of us in the long forgotten Local Government elections). Some have claimed that the electorate is...
Secularism versus lay politics
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 18:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Simon Mercieca
In Malta, many confuse "secularism" with the French term of laïcité or lay. A country that is secular is not necessarily lay, even if these two terms are semantically closer to...
Why workers need to work more hours
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
With few exceptions here and there, local workers are motivated to perform conscientiously their duties at the workplace. There is no dillydallying. This is well recognised and credited by local...
‘Gifts’ in exchange of donations
Monday, 19 January 2015, 16:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stephen Calleja
I am writing this in January, nearly a full year before the next solidarity campaign known as l-Istrina, during which funds are raised in aid of the Community Chest Fund. I do not want to be accused...
Podemos
Monday, 19 January 2015, 08:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for...
There goes the branding
Sunday, 18 January 2015, 11:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The Opposition leader’s decision to vote in favour of spring hunting is disastrous for the Nationalist Party. The tragedy is that this decision has probably been considered only in terms of what...