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TMIS Editorial: All that concentration of power

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 11:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

The powers invested in the Prime Minister of Malta widely overshadow those of the Judiciary, the Ombudsman, the President, Parliament and just about everyone and everything else in the country, and...

Potpourri

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 09:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

I want to pass some quick comments on a potpourri of topics that have attracted my attention in the past few days: the spectre of abortion haunting us again, literature, the new English-loanword...

Only winners achieve success

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 09:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

Losers usually resort to making random promises in order to survive. Winners make  commitments they know they can keep, fully aware that facts are what distinguish them.  The Labour...

Equality of opportunity, or outcome?

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 09:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Timothy Alden

Women face a plethora of challenges in Malta, and it is easy to see how they can be under-represented in politics.  It recently it came to my attention that the Prime Minister was once again...

Malta Transport going nowhere

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 08:44 Last update: about 9 years ago

Since I now live on the outskirts of a village and have given up my four wheels, I brace myself to spend hours on the bus routes when my destination is not within reasonable walking distance. True...

The joy of Advent

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 08:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

Last Sunday saw the start of the Advent liturgical season. As we know, the word advent comes from the Latin word adventus which means “coming”.  Essentially, Advent is a season...

Peace!

Sunday, 16 December 2018, 08:31 Last update: about 9 years ago

I would like to thank Mission Fund through your newspaper for the donation of €2,500, of which €500 are for Mass intentions and €2,000 will go to subsidize biblical and religious...

The EU Budget

Saturday, 15 December 2018, 08:28 Last update: about 9 years ago

At present, the European Union is in a very particular and sensitive junction. As a Union we are facing multiple issues which are testing our unity, strength and resilience. One of the most important...

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