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Health record

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

It was obvious that Malta's public health service needed rethinking from the very start of this legislature. Therefore, in 2013, the whole health service was put under the microscope for...

No Maltese in hell

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Sometimes, I look at the obituaries and the "In Memoriam" write-ups in local newspapers. Judging by their contents, there are no Maltese people in hell! The formula never varies....

Praying for the faithful departed

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

In the month of November, we traditionally commemorate our faithful departed. How come that we remember those who died? Faith has its reasons and proofs. The Christian faith relies on two...

Does the left hand know what the right is doing?

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Malta's obligation as a member of the European Union is to abide by Directives aimed at harmonizing all member states forming part of a united Europe. Undoubtedly, Directives are not tailor-made to...

If only Busuttil were to check his own utility bills

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Leader of the Opposition Dr Simon Busuttil has said that he has received telephone calls from people who told him that their water and electricity bills they received are no cheaper than they used to...

A symphony by a truly competent government

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Charló Bonnici

Those who were either present for, or listened to the parliamentary questions on Tuesday night, undoubtedly must have asked themselves whether what they were hearing was really being said or...

Minorities and the State

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Ever since Malta joined the EU, the past PN and current Labour governments have spoken about an inclusive government in which no Maltese is discriminated against whatever his or her social background...

And the struggle continues…

Sunday, 16 November 2014, 09:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

I do not yet know how to express what I felt with regard to what I witnessed on Sunday. I was invited to the AGM of the Dance Council Malta to its farewell reception after 19 years of perseverance. I...

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