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Tardy, dangerous and empty proposals

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 13:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Anton Refalo

After more than 50 months of continuous negative criticism, the least one would have expected from the Leader of the Opposition was to interest us with some concrete proposals...

The paradigm shift

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 13:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

A paradigm shift in culture and thinking takes places when there is a sudden change in the way we look at the world around us. The build-up for a shift of this nature is slow but once it happens, it...

Musings of a Maltese living abroad

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Caroline Galea

Dear readers, as the tempo of the electoral campaign for the 3 June general election steps up, I would like to share with you the views of a Maltese woman living abroad. I vouch for the veracity of...

A mother's final prayer

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:58 Last update: about 10 years ago

These were the last words spoken by a remarkable woman who loved God and her family dearly. These were the final words which blessed all of us who had that inestimable privilege to accompany...

MAPRE / MSV LIFE Marsa Open Tennis Tournament

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:57 Last update: about 10 years ago

It was a real pity that Benjamin Carlotti was not allowed to play the MAPRE / MSV LIFE Marsa Open Tennis Tournament singles final before he was due to leave Malta. A mutually convenient date should...

Conscience – the ultimate guide

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:56 Last update: about 10 years ago

Conscience should be the ultimate guide when taking a decision. Otherwise, there would be no freedom of religion if a book or a dogma can decide for the person.  In Christianity, there are two...

Not a single shred of proof

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 12:54 Last update: about 10 years ago

Simon Busuttil keeps trying to build mountains out of a few grains of sand. Even out of thin air. On Xarabank, all we saw from Simon Busuttil were theatricals – more fitting on a stage...

The snappiest of snap elections

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 10:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Clyde Puli

We’re now halfway through this electoral campaign and of all the campaigns I remember, this must rank as the strangest. First of all, why are we at it now, more than a year early? Early...

Editorial: The untouchables

Sunday, 14 May 2017, 09:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

It is only a matter of time before the chickens begin coming home to roost in the wake of the many corruption and money laundering scandals that are plaguing the country and its...

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