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Give and give generously

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

It's that time of the year again - Christmas, New Year... and, of course, l-Istrina. It is also that time of year to spare a thought, some hard earned money and perhaps some time for those less...

The Spirit of Christmas

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 09:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Justyne Caruana

During the festive season, everybody deserves to spend a happy time with family and friends. In the Parliamentary Secretariat for Rights of People with Disability and Active Ageing we felt that this...

Fifty

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

No, I am not there yet, even though, God willing, I will soon be. But my country is. Looking back at the last 50 years of this nation, we should be proud of what we have achieved and at the same time...

The Christmas myth

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

The Christmas story, depicted every year with childish cribs, is an obvious myth. According to this myth, God was born of a woman. He became a "bambin" to atone for "original sin", thereby...

Christmas: the feast of humility

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I am a hundred per cent sure that most of us know the popular song White Christmas, written by Irving Berlin in 1942. "I am dreaming of a white Christmas". That is how the song starts. The...

Pull the other one Simon

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Simon Busuttil seems to believe that he can insult the intelligence of those who follow what he says at press conferences and public meetings. I say this because we have had another very glaring...

Speaking about vendettas…

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

In The Malta Independent on Sunday of 14 December, Prof. A. Cassola wrote about political vendettas.  I think political vendettas have been with us for quite a long time. In fact, for about the...

Historical inaccuracies and untruths

Sunday, 21 December 2014, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

In the 'Malta Insight Heritage Guide' published recently about St. George's Basilica in Gozo, there are certain statements that are simply inaccurate and I cannot understand how certain people feel...

Investment: Five projects for the EU to mull

Saturday, 20 December 2014, 08:20 Last update: about 13 years ago

In the early hours of Friday morning, European Union leaders agreed to create a strategic €315bn fund to kick-start growth within the plot. It is understood that Malta has submitted five...

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