Floating voters should beware of gimmicks
When I come across the term “floating voter”, I immediately think of an intelligent person who does not vote with passion, but votes after examining carefully what the parties intend to implement if...
View ArticleQuest to harvest rainwater
Philip Grech wrote about the fact that Water Is Everybody’s Business (January 3). Although, as rightly pointed out in the article, the regulations, entitled Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations...
View ArticleThe political choice is ours
Rational choice theory perceives the political system as an extension of the marketplace. Citizens exchange votes for benefits. All political players, be they politicians, civil servants, interest...
View ArticleThe living Baroque city
We are half way through the baroque festival. I am delighted with the overwhelming and enthusiastic response elicited by the public who have, one and all, vindicated my confidence that yes, there is a...
View ArticleHow did we end up here?
It happens to all of us. One fine day we find ourselves thinking and asking how we ended up in a particular situation. Could it be lack of foresight, lack of planning, continuous fire-fighting or a...
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Muscat resignation pledge means taking the easy way out - Gonzi
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that Labour leader Joseph Muscat’s promise to resign if he did not deliver on his energy plan meant that he was taking the way out. "By then the damage...
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Muscat calls for national reconciliation in Zejtun
Labour leader Joseph Muscat urged supporters in Zejtun to play a central role in healing the political wounds of the 1960s and 1980s and welcome new people to the party's movement. He was addressing a...
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Cleaner steals, derails train
A cleaner stole an empty commuter train near Stockholm and crashed it into a house, injuring herself, Swedish police said. The woman drove the four-carriage train out of a depot and along the track...
View ArticlePorn producer sues to overturn Los Angeles condom law
A top adult film producer has sued Los Angeles County over a voter-approved measure requiring porn actors to wear condoms, saying the law infringes on their First Amendment rights and was driving the...
View ArticleEnergetic testimonials
God bless this country. It definitely rocks. Now the Labour brigade has announced to us that Jesmond Mugliett approves of their energy plans. Glory be for such wisdom. As I’ve said before, I’m quite...
View ArticleOverseas voter travel
Air Malta is making travel arrangements for eligible Maltese voters to cast their vote in the March 9 general election. Apart from offering seats on its scheduled services, the airline will be...
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Let’s rock the baroque
What do Molière’s Don Juan, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series and E. L. James’s trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey have in common? They all deal with the idea of ‘vampires’; of dominant men who live off the...
View ArticleWhich society to build
As Malta moves towards a general election in two months’ time, we should ask ourselves what societal mould we would like to embrace. The political parties will revel in their manifestos, bearing...
View ArticleMilan walk-off against the rules – Italy official
Milan’s walk-off after midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was racially abused in a friendly this month was against the rules but the club will not be punished, Serie A’s disciplinary commissioner said...
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Wrong signature used on voting documents
Some 500,000 voting documents for the general and local elections had to be reprinted because they bore the signature of the wrong Chief Electoral Commissioner. Sources close to the printing process...
View ArticleNatura 2000 sites and a nature agency
Environment Minister Mario de Marco has announced plans for the creation of a Nature Agency tasked with managing Malta’s Natura 2000 sites. The new agency will be independent of the Malta Environment...
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Points deduction would curb racism – Blatter
Deducting points from teams whose fans or players are guilty of racism is a better way of tackling the problem than players walking off the pitch and abandoning matches, FIFA president Sepp Blatter...
View ArticleSaturday football on TV could be restricted
The English Premier League will restrict European broadcasters to screening only one live game in the 3pm Saturday slot from next season – but has yet to decide if this will apply to Malta. “This is...
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‘Everyone is allowed to express beliefs openly’
The Auxiliary Bishop, Mgr Charles Scicluna, has welcomed a European court decision that the rights of a British Airways worker to express her religion were violated when she was prevented from visibly...
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Bay Street enjoys 'best Christmas ever'
The Bay Street Complex reported today that it enjoyed the best Christmas ever, with 12% growth in visitors in December compared to 2011. The main attraction for children at Bay Street this Christmas...
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