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Red roofs and bicycles: a week in Vilnius

Sunday, 27 December 2015, 10:07 Last update: about 12 years ago

I landed in twilit Kaunas after a four-hour flight. After another two hours of dismal landscape rushing by in the dark of the night, I alighted in a square overlooked by a looming building I later...

Bring on the New Year

Sunday, 27 December 2015, 09:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Justyne Caruana

With the old year approaching its last few days, we take the customary opportunity to catch a glimpse of our performance throughout the past 52 weeks.  Given the festive mood we tend to spot the...

PBS: tweaking the truth and twisting the news

Sunday, 27 December 2015, 09:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Clyde Puli

In the space of a few short weeks, PBS has been condemned on three fronts: by the Broadcasting Authority, the National Audit Office and by its own employees.  The Broadcasting Authority censured...

The most misunderstood feast

Thursday, 24 December 2015, 07:56 Last update: about 12 years ago

In the strict Catholic tradition, Christmas was not accorded the popular significance it now generates, especially after the Victorian and Dickensian revivals. In fact, compared to Easter and...

‘Tis the season

Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 08:49 Last update: about 12 years ago

The lights, the carols on every street corner, the crowds on the streets, the bags people carry, the relentless drive to buy presents - it is a scene repeated all over the (Christian) world year after...

Christmas: Think of those who are less fortunate

Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 16:12 Last update: about 12 years ago

Christmas is literally around the corner. In a few days, the world will rejoice in the birth of Christ. But it will also be a time for families to come together to spend precious time together at this...

Boathouses: Will this government practice what it preaches?

Monday, 21 December 2015, 08:55 Last update: about 12 years ago

This government was elected to run the country, largely because of its pledge for meritocracy, accountability and transparency. There were other promises, of course, but for Joe Public, the call...

Messages of unity

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 10:07 Last update: about 12 years ago

Every year on the Saturday before Christmas, the country’s four leaders – the President, the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and the Archbishop – gather in Valletta for their...

Maritime Malta

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 09:56 Last update: about 12 years ago Joe Mizzi

During the past two-and-a-half years, I have had the privilege of meeting a considerable number of maritime stake holders and the opportunity to appreciate some of the issues first hand. I have sought...

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