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Putting your money where your mouth is
Political parties are unveiling their respective manifestos for the March 26 general election. UHM Voice of the Workers has been putting forward its own proposals primarily focusing on the labour…
He’s coming home. The Pope is coming home
The formal announcement of Pope Francis’ two-day visit to the Maltese Islands in April was greeted with jubilation. For such a small country like Malta to have hosted three different…
Beware of the election frenzy
The general election frenzy is in full swing. Political parties are gearing up for the start of the campaign amid mounting speculation that the country could be going to the…
One size fails all
The sharp increase in the cost of living triggered by the disruptions caused due to the Covid-19 outbreak has become the talk of the town be it in political circles,…
A beacon of hope in the fight for truth and justice
Roberta Metsola’s election as European Parliament President is undoubtedly the most prestigious appointment of any Maltese citizen since EU accession in 2004. The crowning scenes witnessed in Strasbourg fly in…
The party is over
For the first time since the establishment of the two-party parliamentary system, Malta is heading to a general election with the two opposing blocs headed by a new leader. The…
Oliver, please, can we have some more?
Remarks made by Labour MP Oliver Scicluna who expressed his disgust on the rife clientelism in the Maltese political system opened a can of worms. Barely a year into his…
The year of the booster?
Last year, the word “vaccine” topped the list of the most searched words on the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Unsurprisingly, in 2020 the word of the year was “pandemic”. So, what…
They came, they saw, they conquered…and left
“Impotent, ill-preparedness, grave concern, multiple failures, poor choice, flawed concession” – these are some of the terms used by the Auditor General to describe the concession through which the government…
Happy Christmas, enjoy your holidays
The idea of eliminating the word Christmas so as not to “offend” anybody who does not believe in God and the Messiah is arguably the daftest proposal ever presented by…