Dear Rosianne, it wasn’t the Opposition that spoke of pigs at the trough
Instead of trying to divert attention elsewhere, Rosianne Cutajar should at the very least own up to her misdeeds in the absence of resigning outright from parliament
All hail Malta’s queens of football
Their fighting spirit and professionalism are an inspiration to the younger generations
Disintegrating the integrated | A joint editorial by MaltaToday, Times of Malta, the Malta Independent

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