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Speakers from across politics, journalism, academia, legal practice and civil society came together at the University of Aberdeen on Friday to discuss the protection of free speech in the media. The roundtable event, hosted by the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at the School of Law, was focused on experien
Architects speaking at a seminar Tuesday slammed the Planning Authority for being “dysfunctional” and passing inconsistent decisions, whilst still holding some of their colleagues
No ministerial reshuffle planned
We reap what we sow These are very capable individuals who are yet placed in a contentious scenario where a parliamentary commissioner such as this one has to deal with both sides of a tribal political divide, which means any political baggage of said advisors could be weaponised as a sign of mistrust Saviour Balzan 26 April 2021, 7:41am Standards Commissioner George Hyzler When Joseph Muscat came up with the idea of appointing the lawyer and former PN parliamentary secretary George Hyzler as Standards Commissioner, he knew exactly what he was doing. In his usual, imperfect game of political...
While the country is flabbergasted by the way the COVID-19 virus – and its mutations – has suddenly been spreading all over Malta, a very serious political issue has been brewing almost outside the introspection of the public eye. I am referring to a proposed new paragraph to be added to the Interpretation Act. The stated objective of the proposed amendment is “to regulate the interpretation of the classification of laws or punishments as criminal in nature with particular reference to the situation where an Act confers a power upon a public authority which exercises regulatory, supervi...