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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...

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