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Gender quotas – a much-needed jumpstart for a stagnant society

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Alice Taylor

Gender quotas – a topic that has been bouncing around on our national media for the last few weeks, has stirred up a lot of controversy, passionate differences of opinion and, of course, the...

The Gentle Giant

Saturday, 18 March 2017, 08:08 Last update: about 10 years ago Rachel Borg

It is so often that we only get to reflect, or grasp, just one part of a bigger picture. This was the case recently, with the unfortunate and untimely collapse of our staunch icon at Dwejra, the...

I apologise, but not to everyone

Friday, 17 March 2017, 11:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Salvu Mallia

Salvu Mallia apologised for inappropriate comments he made on the social media, saying that he realised that although it is hard to keep quiet, he should have held back from expressing himself the way...

Pigs and earthquakes

Friday, 17 March 2017, 08:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Four years ago, the country was almost in shock. The unprecedented electoral result made it inconceivable that PN would be in opposition for less than a decade. Labour was riding the highest crest...

Twixt presidency and elections

Thursday, 16 March 2017, 07:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

Latterly, one could note that many people – not just Labour Party supporters – are already looking forward, beyond this mid-year, to the countdown for the coming general...

Koalizzjoni jew rivoluzzjoni

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 08:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Marlene Farrugia

Jekk hemm xi ħaġa li kulħadd jaqbel fuqha huwa l-fatt li anke kieku ma kien hawn l-ebda korruzzjoni u kollox kien trasparenti daqs il-libsa ta' taħt ta' Zeza tal-Flagship,...

The Judas of our times

Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 07:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

It started with a kiss.  Whether it was the kiss of love, or it was transient with no strings attached, or whether it was the kiss of Judas, it is for you to decide.   I am quite sure...

Self-made labyrinth

Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 07:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Charles Flores

It is a very awkward time for the triumvirate running the Opposition Nationalist Party. One is enmeshed in a money-laundering saga that seems to grow with every day that people spend time pondering...

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