From retirement dreams to corporate schemes: the business of ageing and public funding | Edgar Galea Curmi
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The geological factor
Mark Said
Mapping geology and geomorphology to produce engineering geological maps is fundamental to any construction industry. All work performed by civil engineers involves the earth and...
PN leadership race: if they knew then, what they know now
Josanne Cassar

"[The PN] desperately want to change their life in the mistaken belief...

"[The PN] desperately want to change their life in the...

The questions everyone keeps asking about our judicial system
Josanne Cassar

The intricacies of the judicial system seem to operate in a parallel universe:...

The intricacies of the judicial system seem to operate in a...

A one-party state
Raphael Vassallo

Following Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's commemoration of his 'first 100 days' in office, many wonder whether a healthy democracy is even possible...

Following Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's commemoration...

Giving a second chance
Evarist Bartolo

A run-through of the numerous policies introduced to Maltese youths, giving them a second chance and how the strategy has changed

A run-through of the numerous policies introduced to...

Marsa, Azerbaijan and a leadership contest
Frank Psaila

What change will the Marsa residents' 'solidarity walk' bring about?

What change will the Marsa residents' 'solidarity...

Strengthening social justice
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

President of the Republic Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca writes: 'It is my firm belief that we cannot only implement economic globalisation, without a parallel...

President of the Republic Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca...

‘Nice party, we’ll take it’
Raphael Vassallo

'Let's face it: words like 'contest' or 'election' don't really do justice to the spectacle of political violence we are all...

'Let's face it: words like 'contest' or...

Tears of despair
Michael Falzon

Many PN supporters are crying tears of despair as their party tries to find the way to the future. Angry their party has been beaten in elections twice in a...

Many PN supporters are crying tears of despair as their...

Is training women for politics positive action or patronising?
Josanne Cassar

As we are seeing with the PN leadership contest, when you have failed to...

As we are seeing with the PN leadership contest, when you...

Delia! Delia! OMG
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan says that Adrian Delia has the gift of the gab; when and if he does win the leadership battle he would have done so on the strength of his...

Saviour Balzan says that Adrian Delia has the gift of the...

Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires
Matthew Bugeja

Continuing the war in Afghanistan is no longer a case of working to achieve victory, but rather, it is about prolonging a stalemate, or at worst, delaying a...

Continuing the war in Afghanistan is no longer a case of...

Integration, political correctness and racism
Josanne Cassar

It is pretty hypocritical of us to speak so scathingly of...

It is pretty hypocritical of us to speak so scathingly of...

‘Reconciliation’, they said. ‘It’s easy’, they said...
Raphael Vassallo

Once described as a 'land of attitudes and platitudes', Malta is a...

Once described as a 'land of attitudes and...

The joy of being a child
Evarist Bartolo

Oftentimes, we forget how important it is for our children to be children. You only get to be a child once, so don't spend it worrying too much about the...

Oftentimes, we forget how important it is for our children...

Of funds and creativity
Marco Bonnici

A formal request has been filed to the Ministry for Education and Employment to discuss the formula used to allocate central funds to State schools. How will...

A formal request has been filed to the Ministry for...

The only way is back...
Raphael Vassallo

The leadership election of any party is decided by an internal vote: in this case, 1,500 'party councillors'. What might their priorities be?

The leadership election of any party is decided by an...

… and the winner is, hate
Michael Falzon

Ranging from 1973 to current times, have things changed all that drastically or have they remained the same? An inside look into the Daphne Caruana...

Ranging from 1973 to current times, have things changed all...

The king is dead, long live the king
Saviour Balzan

If Adrian Delia does become leader he will enforce his autocratic style that goes beyond the rhetoric we have heard. His talk of inclusivity is not...

If Adrian Delia does become leader he will...