MAPs are abortive and how!
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Jean Pierre Fava
Elitist mentality is a little bit odd. And the self-proclaimed 'liberal' establishment is, indeed, odder still. These defenders of birds and plants are ready to impose heavy fines and even...
The Jubilee of the Sick and Disabled
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
On Sunday 12 June, Pope Francis celebrated the Jubilee of the Sick and Disabled calling for solidarity and mutual acceptance in a world that is obsessed with the perfection of appearances as it turns...
Murdoch the people's puppeteer
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
The Western world has had the likes of Randolph Hearst, Lord Beaverbrook and Robert Maxwell. Much-maligned though they were by the way they swayed public opinion to suit vested interests against...
An unnecessary hardship
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
We, the undersigned, would like to point out that through the arbitrary decision of one person, the present Sixth Form Head, a lot of people, many of them elderly, is causing them great inconvenience...
Maltese language at a crossroads
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Our Maltese language or dialect is at a crossroads. Since the Middle Ages and the early 20th century, it has come down to us as a mixed language: Semitic (medieval Arabic, probably with a...
University fees
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
It has long been recognised that foreign students are highly desirable and, indeed, an essential part of a university, providing cultural diversity to leaven an otherwise insular student body. They...
Changing through investment
Sunday, 10 July 2016, 08:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Anton Refalo
The world is in a constant state of flux. We notice this when listening to daily news: hearing about changes in governments and financial crisis, of war and new discoveries, of protests and multi-...
The wages of Brexit
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 10:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
The pound yesterday hit a fresh 31-year low against the dollar as worries over the UK's exit from the European Union continued to rattle financial markets. At one point, it dropped to $1.2798,...