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New petrol stations: immediate moratorium needed

Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 09:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

For a short period of time, the number of new petrol stations in Malta was on the decline but recently this trend has reversed, undoubtedly as a result of the Planning Authority 2015 Fuel Service...

Daphne’s murder: Public needs to be informed - Miriam Dalli

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 15:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Miriam Dalli

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli said the public needs to be kept informed on the developments related to the investigations following the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The press conference...

How low can you go!

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 09:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

I find it difficult to grasp the reasons why people opt to dig their heels deep in the ground and refuse to alter their course of action and/or opinion instead of taking the admirable way and search...

The petty-mindedness of it all

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 08:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Charles Flores

As Malta’s steadfast march to further economic success – which will continue to support her social welfare policies and foster investment, stability and unprecedented achievements in...

The parking lot model

Monday, 4 December 2017, 07:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

I must admit I hardly find attractive the model currently being proposed for the future development of Malta. I fail to see how it can be considered as a stable perspective, since it makes the...

Why is Minister Abela being asked to resign?

Monday, 4 December 2017, 07:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

It was not my intention to write another blog about the Malta Police Force, but the recent ministerial press release wherein Minister Carmelo Abela “strongly” denied ministerial...

Social media has become a battlefield

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 10:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Alice Taylor

I have a love-hate relationship with social media. On the one hand I love it because I can stay in touch with friends and family when I am travelling, I love the way it acts as a sort of diary of my...

Fear stalks the land

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 10:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

I was shocked to hear Simon Busuttil’s speech in Parliament last Monday. He spoke about a Malta engulfed under a wave of fear, where people face reprisals for speaking out against the...

Pampered University students

Thursday, 9 October 2014, 16:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

The main problem University students abroad come across is how they are going to fund their studies. Many of them, unless they have wealthy parents who can sustain their expensive education, have to...

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