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Gozo’s past, present and future

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Justyne Caruana

Gozo's allure, charm and beauty are assets that have withstood the test of time. The earliest mention of Gozo's enchantment and hospitality goes back into antiquity. Indeed, the Gozo of old was...

TMIS Editorial: Downsize me

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 10:00 Last update: about 8 years ago

Just when we need them, no one seems to be there. The Nationalist Party's traditional Independence celebration, a staple in the party's calendar year, was on Friday reduced to a pint-sized pep...

Jesus visits a festa

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

A local newspaper published a write-up by a Catholic priest from a Third World country praising Malta's pagan festas , "defying modernity" - and embracing paganism, kitsch and idolatry. What...

Reply to false statements on the National Bank of Malta

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 09:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

The following is in reply to the article written by Anthony Curmi in The Malta Independent on Sunday of 8 September 2019 in respect of the failure of the National Bank of Malta We refer to the...

Independence: what have we done with this freedom?

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Adrian Delia

Fifty-five years ago, Malta became a nation state, free of all foreign rule. 21 September was thus etched in our national calendar as Independence Day. We are the second generation of Maltese...

Priest, Levite and Samaritan

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 09:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Michael Asciak

In the parable of the Good Samaritan there is a man laid waste by thieves who lies on the side of the road. This Jewish man, a victim of bad men and circumstances, lies injured and dying and a number...

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