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Hiding a minister

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Konrad Mizzi did not turn up for a television programme on PBS last Monday, in which he had to debate his own baby, the energy sector, with the Nationalist Party shadow minister Marthese...

If you’re going to vote No, just say so

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 09:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Yesterday I was at a press conference given by a group of lawyers and one former judge, on the subject of whether the referendum on spring hunting spells the beginning of the end for other "hobbies"...

Doing it at sixteen

Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 08:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Finally 16 year olds are on the national agenda on a host of issues - and the beauty of this debate is that we are at cahoots whether they should be getting more rights, other roles and further...

Our Capital City - The Way Forward

Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 08:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Simon Mercieca

The Malta Independent has given space to the debate about our capital city that took place in parliament between Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon and Opposition MP Claudio Grech.The argument, as...

Pouring fuel on the fire

Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 07:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Far from electrifying or illuminating, last Wednesday, the House debated the Energy Sector Cooperation and Investment Agreement. The Agreement was signed by representatives of Enemalta plc, Shanghai...

Joseph, Simon and hunting

Monday, 26 January 2015, 09:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

For once, Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil are on the same page. They have both declared that they will be voting to retain the spring hunting derogation when the referendum is held in...

Elysian fields

Monday, 26 January 2015, 08:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

It’s not that I'm obsessed by Greece.  Enchanted by its beauty and overwhelmed by its boundless potential, yes. Engrossed by the complexity and mystery surrounding the...

Raif Badawi and Cesare Beccaria

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Simon Mercieca

The story of Raif Badawi from Saudi Arabia went viral in the social media. However, despite the macabre punishment inflicted on Badawi, his story attracted more attention on the social networks than...

Two birds with one stone

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 08:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Rachel Borg

The referendum on spring hunting has bestowed an unexpected opportunity on the country.  Not only do we get the chance to end the blight of killing birds on their migratory flight to breed and...

Smirking in the dark

Friday, 23 January 2015, 07:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

The discussion which took place in Parliament on Wednesday was nothing short of absurd. There we were, discussing a contract vital for the nation’s energy security but which very few people...

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