Sent in by someone known to me. Following the recent outcry on the inappropriate use of the word ‘riċerka’ by a Labour politician , a journalist has managed to obtain a copy of a secret document that is kept hidden at the Labour HQ. Titled ‘Labourspeak – the language of a modern day society’, it gives new meanings for words and phrases that have been
This year’s annual EY conference gave us two important surveys to chew on and ponder over – one which dealt with Malta’s attractiveness to foreign investment (which has plummeted) and another which dealt with finding out what youths think of the current state of affairs in Malta. The latter – the Generate Youth survey – found that only 28% of Gen-Z
We have long since left behind the sad spectacle of the anxious run-up to an endless Budget speech culminating in the rise or fall of the price of a can of tuna fish or the imposition of some restriction or other. Since 1987, with successive governments, we have come to expect a Budget which, beyond specifically-targeted measures, lays down a specifically-targeted
After years of inaction, the world has woken up to the harshest of realities – a dying planet – and is now rushing to put its house in order before the damage inflicted in the past two centuries of progress become well and truly irreversible. This reality will undoubtedly have significant repercussions on how we go about our lives as the world collectively
138th day of the 'new normal' Żepp is produced by Ġorġ Mallia. See more Żepp cartoons .
There was something chilling about how Ian Borg put it when he argued for the need of a metro: ‘If we do nothing our children will curse us’. I don’t think I can ever remember using a quote from Ian Borg as something I felt any sympathy for. Take it out of the specific context of the metro idea and as far away as you can from the conduct of the speaker
Over centuries, with the establishment of guilds and chambers of commerce and industry, economic activities have been regulated. These regulations serve to protect the members of the guild or the chamber from intrusion of gangsters and criminals into the honest circle of practitioners. The rules and internal governance of the guilds and chambers also
The challenges facing the Gozitan economy hardly attracted any mention in the 2022 budget, much less solutions. Apart from an attempt to modernise the heliport facilities in Xewkija, some micro measures for first-time home buyers and the repair of rubble walls there were no new initiatives that would reflect some kind of strategic update for Gozo’s
Saga of Għargħur development site The Għargħur local council refers to the article ‘The Għargħur land fallacy’ (October 4) and wishes to clarify its position with respect to the allegation made in the article, wherein it was stated that “the Għargħur local council initially expressed interest in converting the site into a car park, day centre and night
