The government does not have any appetite for curbing illegal development and land speculation. Despite making vague promises, it has not introduced legislation suspending works...
These values together with the diffusion of information are the basis for fostering and nurturing the people’s trust in the film industry.’
Best in the world, just worse than Congo and Montenegro...
Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider press freedom rankings,...
Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider...
Dealing with world population concerns | Christian Colombo, Joanna Onions
Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or baby-producing machines, to somehow be controlled in one direction or the other, let’s take a humanist...
Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or...
We can’t expect Gozo to remain a ‘virgin’, while we continue raping her sister-island
Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as we, here in Malta, entreat the Gozitans to ‘respect their own...
Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as...
The inflation ogre
Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular individuals knows no bounds - even when it is at the expense of the common man
Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular...
Welcome, welcome to Malta’s justice system
It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice is not meted out in...
It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice...
Facing the demographic time bomb: the urgent need for action on gerontological and geriatric issues | Christian Borg Xuereb
As the global population ages, it is essential that we have a deep understanding of the unique needs and challenges of older adults.
As the global population ages, it is essential that we have...
The right for freedom of movement for workers in the EU
The number of citizens interested in working in another EU country is on the...
The number of citizens interested in working in another EU...
So much, I suppose, for the European Parliament’s ‘Rule of Law’ crusade...
And, well... what does all that tell us, about how value the European Parliament REALLY attaches, to ‘fundamental principles’ such as the Rule Of...
And, well... what does all that tell us, about how value...
Winning the ODZ lottery
The regularisation scheme for partly ODZ properties with illegalities which stop them from selling, is not the equivalent of the far more extensive 2006...
The regularisation scheme for partly ODZ properties with...
Nothing but the truth
The contradictions in the sworn testimony given by Edward Scicluna, Keith Schembri, and Silvio Valletta are too blatant to be acceptable in a country that is...
The contradictions in the sworn testimony given by Edward...
Chronology of a dog-attack, foretold
Ah, but who actually gets the blame, for all the Minister’s evident FAILURE in this regard? Anton Refalo himself? Patricia Azzopardi? Anton Grech? Who?
Ah, but who actually gets the blame, for all the...
A country with two faces
It never ceases to depress me how, on the surface, we seem to have a thriving economy and yet, we have sectors of the country which are very underpaid and...
It never ceases to depress me how, on the surface, we seem...
When reports sound the wakeup call
A report by Grant Thornton report shows that between 2013 and 2021 house prices increased by 100% • The very fast upward trend in the economy in...
A report by Grant Thornton report shows that...
The islands awash with cocaine
Misconceptions surrounding cocaine are one of the chief reasons why certain people fall into the trap of using it
Misconceptions surrounding cocaine are one of the chief...
Imagine all the people
People are getting angrier by the day at Labour’s attitude of pigs at the trough as nicely illustrated in Rosianne Cutajar’s chats. We will seek...
People are getting angrier by the day at Labour’s...
The shoddy low-standard coalition
To reach the target of zero-carbon we cannot postpone any more, we must start changing now, otherwise a sudden change will hurt
To reach the target of zero-carbon we cannot postpone any...
Hunters, accusing Birdlife of ‘handling dead birds’. Whatever next?
Yes, the federation is quite right to accuse Birdlife Malta of ‘attempting to influence the law-courts’, in a case which was scheduled to commence...
Yes, the federation is quite right to accuse Birdlife Malta...
Brooke Shields’ story and the sexualisation of young girls
Despite decades of feminism, society still places too much importance on...
Despite decades of feminism, society still places too much...
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