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Everyone answers to the public

Saturday, 1 August 2015, 10:08 Last update: about 12 years ago Rachel Borg

The cryptic replies given by Peter Paul Zammit to the media, on interview of his role as Head of Security for International Events, sounds like a kindergarten ditty and could not be any more out of...

Three cities, two paths, one fate

Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

I’m old enough now to know that life’s lessons can come from the unlikeliest sources. Still, I never expected that I would end up thinking hard about Malta when I came up close to the...

The perception of being in traffic

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Stephen Calleja

A study carried out by the University of Malta and released earlier this year showed that drivers spend 52 hours in gridlock traffic every year. Fifty-two hours mean one hour per week, and so I...

George Vella

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 07:39 Last update: about 12 years ago Alfred Sant

It was disquieting to learn that George Vella, a good friend, had experienced health problems while on an official visit to Bejging. I was relieved at the news that his condition was under control and...

Peppi’s shenanigans

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 13:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Peppi Azzopardi is probably one of the most liked and disliked personalities in Malta all at one go. He is one of the few, if any, in this country who is ready to challenge the status quo, who...

Getting hot under the collar

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 13:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Gejtu Vella

Frequently, the political debate is taken out of context, and is either trivialised or blown out of all proportions.   Of course political debate is necessary, even healthy,when conducted...

The PN should waste no more time

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 07:09 Last update: about 12 years ago Simon Mercieca

While it is true that the current government is embroiled in a number of scandals, presumed or real, involving a number of ministers, at the same time the Opposition should be on its guard on how to...

Institutions

Monday, 27 July 2015, 07:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Alfred Sant

Progress and modernization in any country can only happen when its parliamentary democracy rests on a robust edifice of economic and social institutions that operate efficiently while adapting to...

Heatwave notebook

Sunday, 26 July 2015, 11:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Given the revelations of these last few days, following the Italian authorities’ crackdown on the ‘Ndrangheta’s money-laundering operations through land-based and internet gaming, it...

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