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“Highest rate of homeowners & shortest social housing waiting list” – PM

“Despite the pandemic, we have managed to achieve the highest rate of homeownership and the shortest social housing waiting list in history.” This was declared by Prime Minister Robert Abela as he was presiding over the launch of Malta’s new Affordable Housing...

TheJournal.mt | 14/01/2022

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Pensioners income up by over 21% since 2013

The further enhancement of pensions was the hallmark of the notable package of social benefits enshrined in this year’s national budget. For the fifth year running, besides the annual adjustment to make up for the rise in cost of living, contributory and...

TheJournal.mt | 13/01/2022

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Guest Post: A Reality check

It is fair to say that it is difficult to imagine a worse way to start the new year. The news regarding Paulina Dembska’s femicide shook the island to its core, and with good reason. Hearing the awful happenings of an innocent woman who was out to feed some cats on a...

Mario Fenech | 10/01/2022

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Rivers of Religious Opium

Karl Marx needs no introduction. He was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. One cannot deem to know anything about left-wing political philosophy unless one gets to know – properly – the...

Massimo J Ellul | 07/01/2022

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Will it be Nostradamus or Gates?

As we approach the second anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic, it is only natural to wonder whether 2022 will usher in a return to normalcy and a full healing of the economic wounds caused by the health crisis. Let’s talk economics first. Marko Kolanovic,...

Frans Camilleri | 03/01/2022

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That Christmas Spirit

In much of the Northern Hemisphere, the end of the year is the period following the harvest. Our ancestors would finally have time to visit with others and open their homes to guests. As it is also the darkest time of the year, we’re psychologically looking to others...

Frans Camilleri | 23/12/2021

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“I only ask for dignity in dying”

“I am not afraid of being dead. I only ask for dignity in dying.” A heartfelt appeal by Dr Mark Said for Malta to consider euthanasia legislation. In his article on TheJournal.mt, Dr Said, a seasoned Maltese lawyer, shares his personal experience after having been...

TheJournal.mt | 20/12/2021

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It’s a weird world of work

Christmas is beckoning, and whatever your manner of celebration, chances are that you will enjoy some time off from work. If, like most people around the world, you intend to gather with family and friends, you might wish to pause to consider what exactly gives...

Frans Camilleri | 16/12/2021

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2022: A watershed year for social benefits

Social measures have been the hallmark of annual budgets presented by the Labour administration over the past 8 years; essentially addressed to create a better quality of life for young and old, families with children, pensioners, vulnerable persons and persons with...

TheJournal.mt | 14/12/2021

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At work in PJs

Competition is global and commerce is conducted in real time over the net while movement of labour is providing workers to fill gaps in both numbers and skills. This has brought about the perception that work is not as secure as it used to be because now, businesses...

Joe Gerada | 07/12/2021

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Happy Holidays?

December can often be stressful — there can be relatives to visit, food to make, gifts to buy for everyone from your son’s girlfriend to your impossibly fashionable 18-year-old niece, all piled on top of your regular workload and set to an endless Michael Bublé...

Frans Camilleri | 05/12/2021

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Immigration, nationality and citizenship

Any meaningful debate on immigration and citizenship should occur within a context of more than a decade of local policies and reviews on citizenship more generally. No matter how much time passes, there are always bound to be ethical issues raised by immigration...

Dr Mark Said | 30/11/2021

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