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A new year where no man is an island

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Justyne Caruana

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” These are the first lines written by John Donne, a 17th-century poet, in his Devotions...

Behind the Holy Doors

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

Medieval superstition survives in the 21st century. We see Pope Francis proclaiming 2016 a “Holy Year” and opening “Holy Doors”, and dispensing worthless indulgences. These...

Mission Fund appreciation

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

I wish to thank the Mission Fund V.O./0015 for their kind donation to our mission in Pakistan. The funds will be used to finance programmes for Christian formation of youth and adults in poor parishes...

Constitution Convention

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:15 Last update: about 9 years ago

When speaking at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Republic Day monument in Marsa on Saturday, 12th December, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that in a few months’ time, a process to establish...

Iraqi troops back in the game

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:14 Last update: about 9 years ago

Since ISIS went on an epic land-grabbing spree last year, it never lost a battle. One of their important acquisitions was Ramadi, a key city in Iraq just 60 miles away from Baghdad. However, last...

On Hubs (DISABILITY) and shafts

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:13 Last update: about 9 years ago

I wish to provide some additional insight into the public discourse initiated some weeks ago after the government’s proposal for a “disability Hub” was unveiled. For clarity, the...

2016: The new year ahead

Saturday, 2 January 2016, 08:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

By far the best news of the day yesterday was that there were no serious incidents on the road, no serious injuries and no fatalities. The police said that the vast majority of breathalyser tests...

When The election draws near

Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Open and read all the newspapers, excluding the Nazzjon and Il-Mument, and you will see it all. ...

Tackling The divorce issue

Monday, 22 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

When Lou Bondi presents Bondiplus tomorrow evening, a programme which is going to tackle the current divorce debate, I hope he will ask the anti-divorce lobby a few simple questions. ...

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