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Labour's junta at Għargħur

Friday, 23 May 2025, 08:46 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Let me state it clearly from the outset: the no-confidence motion against the Nationalist Mayor Helen Gauci presented by the Labour Party councillors within the Għargħur local council was in...

Unending construction

Thursday, 22 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

About this matter I've written before and much fear it will remain on the agenda in future, for it's really shameful. A construction project commences in a given street. Till it's finished, a whole...

Mental health

Monday, 19 May 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

An area of social policy in which this country has been achieving substantial progress - and still does - is health care. All governments and the Labour government especially have improved and...

Petty pigheadedness

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:43 Last update: about 2 years ago Kevin Cassar

Alex Borg was roundly condemned by the Standards Commissioner for "resorting to deceit" to "justify his vote" in favour of the Chambray concessionaires. The Commissioner concluded that "Borg's...

Think positive: dignified life before dignified death

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:41 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The idiomatic expression on placing the cart before the horse signifies the reversal of the proper order of things. This is what the consultation document published by government on  Assisted...

Gozo demands its place in Malta Vision 2050

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:40 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Media, policymaking circles, and civil society platforms have widely discussed the launch of Malta's Vision 2050 in recent months. The document describes itself as an ambitious long-term strategy to...

The film industry at a crossroads: an opportunity for growth

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 08:37 Last update: about 2 years ago Julie Zahra

The Film Commissioner's performance at the Public Accounts Committee this week, though heavily aided by government side MPs, was little convincing. Though Johann Grech made sure to take credit for all...

Quo Vadis Europe?

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:35 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

The people of Europe do not desire more integration; they prefer less integration. Individuals are hesitant to embark on new yet unfamiliar European coasts. They wish to wait and observe how all the...

Yes, I still grieve for Daphne

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:32 Last update: about 2 years ago Victor Calleja

All of us who truly believe in justice should grieve for Daphne Caruana Galizia. I sure do. I grieve for Daphne the human, the person, the individual. But I also mourn for her and miss her every day...

Miriana and Yuval

Sunday, 18 May 2025, 07:02 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

I woke up to savage cries of jubilation all over Facebook when it was announced that Miriana Conte had made it to the final night of Eurovision after an absence of long years for Malta. The...

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