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Let’s talk about Panamagate and nothing else
The recent madness that has gripped this island seems to have no end in sight. The longer the wise man at Castille lingers in taking proper note of it, taking action or resigning from his position as prime minister, the worse it is for this...
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Label me
The allegations against Allied Newspapers' managing director came like a bolt out of the blue, and shocked our news organisation's employees to the core. So you can imagine the hurt most of us felt when our editorial credibility was put into...
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It’s good news, according to PBS
The latest audience assessment study by the Broadcasting Authority confirmed that the State broadcaster’s TVM remains the most popular station followed by the Labour Party’s One TV and Net TV, owned by the Nationalist Party. The data also shows...
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Britain’s debate about the EU
The campaign for Britain’s future relationship with the European Union is gaining momentum. So far, the arguments presented by both sides can be described as lacklustre at best. Fear is a common denominator employed by both campaigns. As with all...
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Three years of Labour
One way to analyse Labour’s first three years in government is by judging the performance of different Cabinet ministers. Some, including Evarist Bartolo, Helena Dalli and Edward Zammit Lewis, are generally having a positive impact in their...
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The capital of obesity
The Euro-barometer Survey on Sport and Physical Activity (2010) confirmed that the majority of the Maltese (79%) are fully conscious that sport and physical recreation are health-related. Yet last year the same census revealed that our citizens...
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The price of petrol, diesel
The number of EU member states where the price of petrol is less than in Malta has gone up to 24. This was confirmed by the consumer prices of petroleum products inclusive of duties and taxes published by the European Commission in its weekly Oil...
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Paul Mizzi deserves recognition
I wish to add my name to those of others who have been asking for Paul Mizzi, founder of Klabb Kotba Maltin, to be given some conspicuous official recognition of his achievement as the man who strongly influenced book publishing in this country in...
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Pre-1995 property rent
We own a property under the pre-1995 rent laws, a farmhouse/villa. Currently the rental fee is being deposited in court because the occupier does not want to pay the increase due in 2009 (due every three years). This has been the situation for the...
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Homosexuality cannot be cured
Austin Bencini’s piece on “conversion therapy” and human rights (March 3) pinpoints the confusion of sexual orientation with gender identity, and any proposed legislation (if needed) should distinguish between the two. Some UK NHS hospitals have...
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On-bus novelty
On Saturday, March 5, my foreign student asked if we could go to Fort Rinella, to which I immediately obliged. We took bus route 3 from Valletta at 10.25am and our first surprise was that as soon as we boarded we heard a woman talking loudly; but...
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Guilty or innocent?
I parked in exactly the same place on five separate occasions and received five citations. I objected to all five. On the first one I was exonerated. I was unable to defend the second one because of an administrative error by the tribunal staff...
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Cartoon of the day
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Tallinja cards
I was one of the first people to acquire a tallinja card which I have been using regularly. Late last month I found out that my card was no longer valid and when I enquired I was told the card had expired on February 23 and would soon be...
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A low point
It is quite unbelievable how Joseph Muscat’s government has reached such a low point in such a short time after its landslide victory at the polls three years ago. I believe this is the result of Labour’s pre-electoral strategy that promised...
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Pregnancy
The Equality Act, currently in its final consultation stage before it goes to Parliament, refers to pregnancy as “the state of a person who has within the ovary or womb an implanted embryo”. Implantation happens at about day five of pregnancy. We...
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Bus passes
The ticket machines on the buses display how much credit passengers have left on their bus passes. I was on the bus a few days ago and the machine said I had €2 left. I did not go over the two-hour limit. The next day it said my balance was zero.
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Apologies to authors
I sincerely apologise to Arnold Cassola and Silvio Aliffi, authors of the informative book Malta-Pachino: una storia in comune (Morrone Editore, Siracusa 2014), who were not mentioned in my short article entitled ‘The Maltese colonisation of...
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Syria: enough is enough
Turkey and Greece desperately need help with Syrian refugees. President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his cruel regime is responsible for the death and destruction of families, homes, schools, hospitals and ancient monuments; the list goes on and...
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I criticise but I adore Labour
A mischievous little girl is being a bit of a handful so the mother gives her a little slap on her knees. She even raises her voice to show her daughter that she has had enough. However, in spite of everything, the bad tempered mother loves the...
