Category: Politics
Power to the people
The Egyptians have shown the world what a real revolution looks like. This is not some phoney western-backed ‘colour revolution’. It is a mobilisation from below, initiated by a youth movement calling for radical and lasting change. Renowned journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger argues that, “the Egyptian revolt, with epic spectacle and inspiration…is our [...]
Talking about a revolution
The Egyptians have succeeded in achieving their demands through peaceful revolution. Mubarak has stepped down.
Actions that define us
As with other small nation states, Malta’s foreign policy has never really mattered much to anyone except the country’s inflated egos. That changed when Malta became a EU Member State with a say on European policy. This has increased Malta’s profile in international news, but the picture emerging requires some scrutiny. Amid much talk about [...]
Another one of those situations…
One of the government officials blamed for causing the suspension of EU student funds earlier this year is now behind a gaffe in his new role as Executive Secretary with the Voluntary Organisations Commissioner. Mauro Pace Parascandalo was one of three employees at the Education Ministry blamed for the fiasco earlier in the year when [...]
Some are more equal than others
Prof. Kenneth Wain was appointed Voluntary Organisations Commissioner because of “his integrity, competence, commitment and dedication”. So why is the government ignoring him? He was given the role of monitoring the NGO sector in 2007 as the government enacted the Voluntary Organisations Act. Yet, the government is now refusing to heed his call for compliance [...]
