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‘Tis the season

Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 08:49 Last update: about 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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...

An Islamic Second Coming

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 09:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

It is 1517 in a small town in Germany and a humble Augustinian monk is nailing a paper with some thoughts to the chapel door in the town’s castle. These thoughts had been preying on his...

Back to the golden years of Labour

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 09:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

Slowly but surely Joseph Muscat is losing ground. His intransigence to keep Michael Falzon and now Ian Borg, to retain their respective portfolios is costing him a quite lot. He is fully aware that...

Caring for others builds a true community

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 09:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

It may seem strange to think of solitude when we are surrounded with glittering Christmas decorations. For many of us, solitude and loneliness appear the same. They are both characterised by...

Labour’s progressive decline in standards

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 09:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Clyde Puli

The Good Governance proposals released by the Nationalist Party have the two-fold objective of higher standards for future nationalist governments and halting the steady regression of the present...

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