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Notes from a corrupt island

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 10:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The main reason corruption and cronyism exist is because they are entirely possible, and because no government wishes to put in place measures that wrest control of certain decisions from cabinet...

Sheep

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 07:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Is it possible that no solution could be found to the problem caused by the herd of sheep in Gozo whose existence clashes with veterinary regulations, and which now live under sentence of death? Do no...

A no-nonsense Commissioner for Children

Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 07:46 Last update: about 11 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

It doesn't come as a surprise that Pauline Miceli is already starting to leave her mark as Commissioner for Children.  When her name was touted, a couple of weeks back, I hoped that we wouldn't...

Crossing from one party to another

Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 08:48 Last update: about 11 years ago Gejtu Vella

Besides the ongoing socio-economic political debate, no doubt, there are other important things in life.  But many are marginalised.  Without in anyway belittling the importance of the...

A good initiative in education

Monday, 15 February 2016, 09:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat used the General Annual Meeting of the Birgu Labour Party Club to re-assure the nation that the next two years are going to be far better than the three that have just...

Could have been worse

Monday, 15 February 2016, 08:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Alfred Sant

Compared to that of other countries, the percentage of the total energy we consume that comes from renewable sources is miserable. It is about 4.7per cent, less than half the target that we’ve...

Fixing deals in the Gulf

Sunday, 14 February 2016, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

When I was growing up, the press did not reflect the reality of life in Malta. You got more news through the bushfire telegraph than you did through the newspapers. And it goes without saying that you...

Bring in parliamentary hearings

Sunday, 14 February 2016, 10:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

Slowly, glacier-like, things do change in this minuscule republic.  We all remember the undeveloped yet substantial democracy we inherited from the British when we became independent. Since then,...

National pride in the mud

Saturday, 13 February 2016, 08:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Rachel Borg

Remember when Dr Lawrence Gonzi prophetically stated that under Labour you are embarrassed to say you are Maltese and under the Nationalist Party you are proud to be Maltese?  Well, we are sorry...

The two Ministers at Castille

Friday, 12 February 2016, 10:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Is it a coincidence that Konrad Mizzi is the only Minister who actually works from Castille, under the watchful eye of the Prime Minister, who is also the Lands Minister? The two are very close....

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