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Faces behind bars

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 09:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I visited people at Corradino Correctional Facility (CCF) innumerable times over the years.  I have been to the male and female divisions and also the young people’s sections both when...

Corruption erodes people’s quality of life

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 11:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

Comparisons are odious, but there is no other instrument to measure the trust rating between the leading political parties, their respective leaders and their style of leadership.  Surveys...

Malta turned upside down

Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 07:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

As promised, the Prime Minister has started legal proceedings to annul the deed between Gaffarena and the Lands Department and in the process recover the property given to Gaffarena. This may appear a...

Kim il Sung and No. 7

Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Marlene Farrugia

It is called number 7. The 'it' was once a she. And before it was a she, the 'she' had a name.  The name is now forgotten, but  you can still find it if you look for it. It is scribbled...

Libya

Monday, 1 February 2016, 07:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

The establishment of a Libyan national government is evidently an urgent priority, and not simply to create a united front against Daesh. On the other hand, it is equally important to have a Libyan...

Notes from a Banana Republic

Sunday, 31 January 2016, 11:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Magistrate Consuelo Herrera has exonerated the President of Malta from any responsibility for the disaster that was her show-off-cars fundraiser, in which 28 people who were not protected by safety...

The mask has slipped, Owen

Sunday, 31 January 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Noel Grima

I watched, for my sins, Friday’s edition of Xarabank (actually I was working and work included reporting on that programme). I do not intend to go into the whole Gaffarena case nor into all...

Middle class waves goodbye

Saturday, 30 January 2016, 07:55 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

Amongst all the analysis of transparency, good governance and accountability gone missing from this administration, there is yet another orphan.  The Middle Class.  Much focus and...

Muscat sues himself

Friday, 29 January 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

In 2014, Joseph Muscat, in what was a seemingly humble manner, claimed that his decision on the Café Premier was a rushed decision stemming from his inexperience and that of his...

The NAO report: is it a can of worms?

Thursday, 28 January 2016, 08:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

Clearly had the Gaffarena scandal happened in any Western democracy worth its salt, the government would have tendered its resignation and the country would have gone for an immediate election. ...

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