Perspectives

In this section, we bring you a selection of press articles published by Evarist Bartolo, some in English and others in Maltese.

Ħatriet pubbliċi bil-favuri

Fit-30 ta’ Ottubru 1432 il-Kunsill tal-Imdina kiteb lir-Re ta’ Aragona li Malta kienet taqa’ taħtu, jilmenta li l-ħatriet pubbliċi qed jimtlew bil-favuri. Inkwetaw li huma

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When empires fall

In 1945, more than 150 years after the US Declaration of Independence, Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh cited the Declaration  when declaring his own country

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“War is a racket”

When General Smedley D. Butler (1881-1940) died mysteriously, he was the most decorated Marine in US history. By the end of his 34-year career, Butler

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Tħassru l-Maltin? Meta?

“L-antenati tagħna kienu bosta tajbin; iżda ta’ żmienna, minn seklu ‘l hawn, tħassru u saru ħżiena. “Niesna saru klieb għal xulxin.” Pietru Pawl Castagna (1827-1907)

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Sikkatura żejda fil-bajjiet?

Loqma waħda ta’ sigarett tista tikkontamina għaxar litri ta’ ilma. Fit-tezi tiegħu tal-Masters fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta kellna lil Dejan Bonnici li fl-2022 sab li mikrobi

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Appartamenti għat-turisti. U għall-Maltin?

L-aġenziji tal-propjetà bħalissa qed jirreklamaw ħafna l-appartamenti għat-turisti. L-Industrija tal-bini u parti mill-industrija turistika qed jimbuttaw biex jiżdied l-użu tal-appartamenti għat-turisti. Aktar sidien ta’ propjetà

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Id-difensur tal-poplu

Il-kelma “ombudsman” ġejja minn “umboþsmathr” mill-ilsien Norse’ tal-Vikingi li fis-seklu 8 kompla jiżviluppa fl-ilsna differenti li jużaw il-pajjiżi Skandinavi llum, fosthom l-Iżvezja. “Ombudsman” bl-Iżvediż tfisser

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