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Celebrating democracy

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Last Friday the Constitutional Court gave the abrogative referendum on spring hunting the green light. In a 24-page decision it threw out each and every objection which the hunters' organisations...

Why always me?

Saturday, 10 January 2015, 10:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Rachel Borg

As the time approaches for the next round of local council elections, the PN and it's leader Simon Busuttil find themselves in a status quo and rather confused by the insistent trend of public opinion...

Simon’s choices

Friday, 9 January 2015, 12:26 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Simon Busuttil's decision to overhaul his shadow cabinet did not come as a surprise. The signs were there for all to see. It was clear, from the way the Opposition Leader was speaking and reacting to...

Hibs Champions or Duds?

Thursday, 8 January 2015, 11:21 Last update: about 13 years ago

If my memory does not fail me, it was in the early eighties thatthe band march "Hibs Champions" was composed by the De Paule bandmaster, J. Xuereb, to commemorate one of the football premier league's...

Charlie Hebdo: An assault on European values

Thursday, 8 January 2015, 11:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The most important breaking story right now is without doubt the mass murder at the offices of the Parisian satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, yesterday. At least 12 people, including two...

#JeSuisCharlie

Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I write weighed down with emotions, captivated by the attack on the journalists of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in France. A tragedy that is unfolding as I scribble some thoughts. It is...

Leadership in crisis

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 12:51 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

2015 has kicked-in. Wearing a clean, well-ironed white shirt and a pin-striped dark suit, executives are once more behind the wheels preparing to take the fast lane again as the amber lamp light goes...

Steadily optimistic

Monday, 5 January 2015, 14:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

As has become customary on our islands, the last few weeks of last year were  dedicated to accommodate the culmination of charity raising endeavours. Never in my entire life have I...

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