Politics: A long hot summer
Friday, 21 August 2015, 10:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
They say a week is a long time in politics. Normally, in summer, things go very quiet in the traditional holiday month of August. Last year, the PL and the PN had pledged to allow people to enjoy...
Migration: Greece, the new hotspot
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 08:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
The strife and fighting in Libya, along with the extended Frontex Triton operation, has led to much fewer migrant arrivals by boat in Malta. But the phenomenon continues with navy warships...
Earth overshoot day: A totally unsustainable way of living
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 11:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Last week earth overshoot day was registered. No, that is not the earth overshooting its orbit around the sun, or anything as fancy. But it is extremely worrying. Earth overshoot day is the day when...
Balm of mercy for the family
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 10:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Bishop Mario Grech
The family: locus of shelter and love When the silvery moon glimmers in the evening summer sky my mind dwells upon those who at the end of a day’s work return home. Many open the door of...
Libya: Truce or Apocalypse?
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Mohamed Mufti
The supposedly final session of the Libyan Reconciliation Dialogue ended in Geneva last Wednesday with a press release saying: “The talks were held in a positive atmosphere, with the different...
A Deserta power station in the making?
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:14
Last update: about 11 years ago
Should the new and improved, gas-fired power station come to fruition and the power supply agreement which the government has struck with the consortium of companies responsible for its construction...
Bring it on! We’re here to serve
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 11:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Justyne Caruana
Bringing down waiting lists by 12.8 per cent and assessments by 61.5 per cent in respect of elderly people to be admitted to residential homes is no mean feat to accomplish within 12 months, but...
Much ado about Delimara gas plant
Sunday, 16 August 2015, 10:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
George M Mangion
It is satisfying to note the high rate of growth in gross domestic product which brings with it a steady increase in demand for energy – having reached a peak demand of 430 Mw which is expected...