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Security: What did we learn from the Schengen suspension?

Monday, 4 January 2016, 08:54 Last update: about 10 years ago

When Malta suspended Schengen regulations, a few things became apparently clear. First and foremost, the Maltese people felt safer. The second thing was that it was obvious that the system allowed for...

A new year where no man is an island

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 10 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...

Constitutional Convention: let’s get on with it

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 09:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

If for no other reason, the assembling of the Constitutional Convention the government has been promising is an absolute necessity to redefine the country’s constitutional neutrality to meet the...

Behind the Holy Doors

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 08:16 Last update: about 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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...

The Soft underbelly of government

Sunday, 28 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Recent events, some sub judice and others less known, have once again underscored what is fast becoming a potential cesspit of corruption no government can afford, let alone one in pre-election year....

Testing Times

Saturday, 20 January 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

For more reasons than one, the year 2007 is bound to be decisive for Malta....

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