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Ecclesial censorship

Thursday, 31 May 2018, 07:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

I was at a loss for a reply when asked for my opinion concerning the censorship applied to Mark Montebello. I am not a religious person and disagree totally with censorship. However... On the one...

New petrol stations

Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 15:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Michael Briguglio

Applications for new petrol stations amount to a size of land equivalent to 50 times the size of the Granaries in Floriana, Michael Briguglio says. In his vlog today, Briguglio says that the...

‘Acknowledgements’ do not heal our diabetic patients

Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 09:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Francis Zammit Dimech

I was touched by a remark which came from a mother of a Type 1 diabetic, who told me that the skin on her son’s finger is so hard that she struggles to get the blood out, and that her son cries...

You only live once, so think twice

Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 08:08 Last update: about 9 years ago Camilla Appelgren

As a child I remember being always reminded about the fact that my actions would affect me in one way or another. It was hammered into my head that there are no shortcuts in life, that I should always...

Not right

Monday, 28 May 2018, 07:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Alfred Sant

Those who disagree with the IVF law that the government is proposing to Parliament have now accepted that a majority of deputies will be voting in favour. This majority will ensure passage of the law...

Stitching, the Play and the de-Christianization of Europe

Monday, 28 May 2018, 07:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Simon Mercieca

The Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Councils, Owen Bonnici, recently welcomed ECHR’s judgement regarding the 2010-banning of the play Stitching being performed locally. He commented that...

Not so circumstantial

Sunday, 27 May 2018, 08:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Noel Grima

The quiet of a sunny afternoon in Gharghur was shattered last week by a blast in a farmhouse. There we go again, we must have said. Our instant reaction was that someone wanted to kill someone in what...

€55 million down the drain

Sunday, 27 May 2018, 08:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Our roads are bursting at the seams. We all agree that this is an accurate statement, but the problem is identifying sustainable solutions to address the issue. Government has opted for the...

Credible honesty

Saturday, 26 May 2018, 09:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Rachel Borg

Last Saturday, millions of viewers around the world watched and celebrated the marriage of Prince Harry to Megan Markle. For some it may have been a tad uncomfortable, as one tradition after another...

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