Letters: 6 December 2015

The Dubaification of my country

Saviour Balzan

Finance minister Edward Scicluna, with his very cool ‘Nationalist’ affectations, furthers the perception that people can get away with tax evasion, by never...

A jactitation suit cannot be instituted when the claim by the defendant is brought about by the provocative actions of the plaintiff

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice Jacqueline Padovani Grima held in a judgment on 15 June, 2015 that a jactication suit in terms of Article 403...

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice...

Perhaps we have become so inured to empty catchphrases that we no longer even expect incoming governments to actually stand by their electoral promises.

Perhaps we have become so inured to empty catchphrases...

Raphael Vassallo

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that introduced us all to the concept of democracy, should also be the one to show us exactly where it all ends.

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that...

Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s video blog

Time running out for Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and his finance minister Yanis Varoufakis

Time running out for Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras...

Evarist Bartolo

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students and a further 4,000 following a course on a part-time basis.

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students...

Creating new natural parks, while destroying Zonqor

Ryan Callus

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new natural parks, when...

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new...

Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and credibility are also important when it comes to people posturing on the environmental front’

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and...

James Debono

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle ground, but the absolutism in the Zonqor saga comes from those who persist on ODZ development, not...

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle...

The overwhelming impression is that the entire island is turning into one continuous building site.

The overwhelming impression is that the entire island is...

Raphael Vassallo

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your ugly concrete structure and the rest of the country gets a proud new meaningless architectural...

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your...

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Josanne Cassar

Mark Sultana

Saviour Balzan

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it is that memories are short and politicians lack the resolve to take quick decisions.

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it...

The numbers game Muscat must reckon with

Josanne Cassar

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the people, he should not be too surprised by the election results come 2018. No one is there forever, no one...

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the...

Junior minister’s ‘orgasm’ reply in PQ time causes outrage in the House

Junior minister’s ‘orgasm’ reply in PQ...

Ralph Cassar

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager, and Evarist Bartolo speaks of the so-called university as if it is a public service. Smart City is...

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager,...

Court refuses to invert the order of production of evidence in legal title claim on property

Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request made by a plaintiff to allow the defendant to produce the evidence first. This was decided in a partial...

The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request...