And then they said they had a plan
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 10:46
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
When the Labour Party, back before the 2013 general election, told us that it had a plan, and that its plan was “costed and concrete”, it omitted to mention that it was a plan to rob the...
Noise pollution
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 07:39
Last update: about 10 years ago
Alfred Sant
We have come to consider environmental pollution as unavoidable. Litter in the streets, refuse displayed in what’s left of the countryside, the stench of diesel in the streets,dust clouds thrown...
Mario is no ordinary man
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 09:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Unless you have been totally disconnected from all sorts of news agencies I have no doubt that, within hours from the Barcelona and Finland horrific attacks, you would have heard about them....
Consumer protection
Monday, 21 August 2017, 07:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
Alfred Sant
That the interests of the Maltese consumer are well protected is just a fairy tale. In many cases, protection amounts to zilch. This happens in part because quite a number of consumers have little to...
Leadership
Monday, 21 August 2017, 07:16
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Rudolph Giuliani took over the helm of New York during the worst period inthis city’s history. The city was facing a crisis on all fronts. Giuliani speaks about his experience as mayor of this...
PN storm in a teacup in the midst of global mayhem
Sunday, 20 August 2017, 10:45
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
This has been a summer of an extraordinary and lengthy heat which is not over yet. It has also been a summer of international tension, first because of the North Korean threats, then because of...
Squeezed lemon
Sunday, 20 August 2017, 09:59
Last update: about 10 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
Lemon juice has many beneficial attributes, but what about the squeezed lemon? Earlier this week, I congratulated Dr Anthony Buttigieg after he had announced his decision to stand for the...
Hot-weather hubris
Sunday, 20 August 2017, 09:54
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The other day I found myself outside the Bank of Valletta’s head office. I’d heard the top job was up for grabs. I walked in and declared myself “ready and willing” to run the...
A camel’s fart
Saturday, 19 August 2017, 08:03
Last update: about 10 years ago
Rachel Borg
Although it may seem like a long time ago, it was only some months back that Malta began to stir with the allegations of a Minister who had visited a brothel, followed by a disproportionate response...
What went wrong for Juncker?
Monday, 6 October 2014, 13:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Now that Mr. Karmenu Vella has passed his lengthy 'rigorous interview" for the position of an EU commissioner, which he secured, it is time to reflect a little on what has been going on these past...