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Auto-goals galore

Saturday, 16 July 2016, 09:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

At every period of distraction, whether it is the Christmas holiday, the feast of Santa Marija or  the hot Summer, a creepy law passes through Parliament, a scandal is tucked away and some loyal...

Air Malta in the news again

Friday, 15 July 2016, 08:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Air Malta continues to be in the news. The first piece of news was the strange decision of Air Malta’s management to ask the police to investigate Capt. Dominic Azzopardi’s accusations of...

Getting serious about domestic violence

Friday, 15 July 2016, 08:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

The recent tragic story of Eleanor Mangion Walker is a chilling reminder that there is an underlying sinister reality in our society. A reality which unfortunately is widely spread all over the globe....

Science council chairman asks government to keep kitchen cool

Thursday, 14 July 2016, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The executive chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology continued to batter the reputation of the august institution he represents, yesterday, by presenting a formal petition in the...

PRECARIOUSNESS

Thursday, 14 July 2016, 08:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

You get to listen to discussions against precarious employment all over the place. The question remains: in reality, what serious measures are being implemented against the practice of employing...

They’ve graduated!

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 08:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

I’ve been to quite a number of graduations these last years.  I love to share this special moment with my students who would have worked their guts out to achieve the ultimate price,...

Running in combat gear for the PM’s post

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 08:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

Last Saturday, the Moviment Nisa Partit Nazzjonalista and the co-host anchors of the NET TV discussion programme Iswed fuq l-Abjad Dr Joe Giglio and Dr Alessia Psaila Zammit joined forces and...

Tourism paradox

Monday, 11 July 2016, 07:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Here is one issue about the island’s tourism sector that I’ve always found puzzling: We claim that tourism is one of the country major money spinners. This should mean that it offers good...

Panama KonMan and the Listening Government

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Do the English have a monopoly on shooting themselves in the foot? Of course not. Konrad Mizzi turned up to a ‘Listening Government’ meeting yesterday and received a standing ovation...

Victims of a dusty island

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

Years ago, I remember reading Doris Lessing’s book Mara and Dann, a story of fraternal love. What struck me then and remained impressed in my mind was her description of the imaginary country...

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