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‘Il-forma tal-ilma’

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 09:30 Last update: about 6 years ago

Good whodunnit stories have always been very popular with us Maltese. We tend to devour the various detective and thriller novels, and many of us - let's be honest - are addicted to detective series...

The proof that St Paul really came to Malta

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 09:27 Last update: about 6 years ago Noel Grima

In 2010 Malta celebrated the 1,950th anniversary of St Paul's shipwreck on the shores of Malta. It was also the year of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI also celebrating the shipwreck...

Femicide is rearing its head in Malta too

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 07:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Every year an average of 66,000 women are violently killed globally, accounting for approximately 17% of all victims of intentional homicides. In Britain, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab aims to put...

Fine-tuning plea bargaining legislation

Sunday, 13 February 2022, 07:53 Last update: about 6 years ago Mark Said

Way back in August of 2011, Dr Josè Herrera, reacting to the introduction of the institute of plea bargaining into the Criminal Code through article 453A, had rightly remarked how the amendment...

TMID Editorial: PAC, going nowhere fast

Friday, 11 February 2022, 09:52 Last update: about 6 years ago

The recent Public Accounts Committee meetings are quickly becoming a bit of a farce. The committee is looking into a report drawn up by the National Audit Office about the awarding of the tender...

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