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The uncomfortable fiscal truth

Monday, 10 April 2017, 08:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Mario de Marco

Sustainability is the discipline of living within one's means. It means spending wisely and in a way that ensures that future financial commitments can be met. While balancing the books at the end of...

The untruth game

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Michael Asciak

No sooner had the ink dried on the UK's formal application to leave the EU, that the most important reason for the existence of the EU from the very beginning became immediately apparent. Besides the...

Justice before charity

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

It is laudable and admirable to collect money to be used for cancer patients like Puttinu, the Community Chest Fund and Xarabank are doing. But we must do more to prevent the advance of cancer. I hope...

Continuing to tackle unemployment in Gozo

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Anton Refalo

The National Statistics Office has just issued the latest data on unemployment, showing that it had declined by 157 persons over a period of 12 months. However, this does not include those who found a...

Surplus: on miracles and propaganda

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Clyde Puli

A "miracle" is how Joseph Muscat described what he did. No, he did not transform water into wine or feed five thousand with five loaves of bread and two small fishes although, from Labour's euphoria,...

The deeper meaning

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Mark A. Sammut Sassi

There seems to be a Latin adage, memento negare semper, which exhorts everyone to always remember to deny whatever you are accused of. Whatever happens, even if you're caught red-handed, keep on...

Proposed subject of Ethics instead of Catholic Religion

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 08:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

Some local academics are of the opinion that Ethics should be compulsory at school and religion(s) optional. They believe that Ethics would unite us. However, the issue of Ethics versus Religions...

A surplus to four years of firsts

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 07:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Justyne Caruana

With four years of firsts to its credit, the Labour Government has succeeded in reaching yet another high that any government dreams of achieving: recording the country's first surplus in an entire...

How To attract more people in employment

Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The need to increase the employment participation rate was among the issues that were partly addressed in the budget last year. ...

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