Obligatory trade union membership
Michael Falzon
However, the right of Maltese citizens to opt out of trade union membership should never be touched
Facts vs fiction | George Pullicino
Less than 10% of the requests were accepted and today I am therefore more than ever convinced that we did well to finalise the process as we did
Another year, another strategic budget | Chris Bonett

Consistent economic growth ultimately equates to a better quality of life for...

Consistent economic growth ultimately equates to a better...

Social to the core
JP Fabri

In essence, Malta’s 2025 Budget offers valuable social support. However, to position Malta for long-term success, it is essential to complement...

In essence, Malta’s 2025 Budget offers valuable...

A nod to the hardworking middle class

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it will also continue to observe in silence how Robert Abela’s government discharges its...

Middle class Malta will relish the cut in income tax but it...

Our vision for digitisation of Malta’s energy system
Ryan Callus

Malta’s journey toward the digitisation of energy did not happen...

Malta’s journey toward the digitisation of energy did...

Compromised by big business
Saviour Balzan

‘Labour’s answer to being more social and greener is through the token politics of creating miniscule gardens tucked in between unsavoury building...

‘Labour’s answer to being more social and...

Cartoon: 27 October 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Middle class Malta will be watching

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated with an electorate that is exasperated with Robert Abela’s government but it will go a...

An income tax cut will not solve all the ills associated...

Union membership: a right or a duty?
Mark Said

Not long ago, the main reason behind the call for mandatory union membership used to be to find a solution to the problem of ‘free-riding’, namely...

Not long ago, the main reason behind the call for mandatory...

Girls’ vision for the future
Renee Laiviera

In line with this vision, girls today are increasingly stepping into leadership roles, transforming their communities and societies

In line with this vision, girls today are increasingly...

Is humanity inherently good or evil?
Michael Falzon

Let’s be more positive than just believing that ‘the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones’

Let’s be more positive than just believing that...

The facts about the Villa Rosa project | Anton Camilleri

A lot has been said about the Villa Rosa project, but much of it has been based...

A lot has been said about the Villa Rosa project, but much...

Nutcase politics
Ralph Cassar

When it comes to employment, the estimated increase of 48 jobs does not justify the destruction brought about by Gozo airstrip project

When it comes to employment, the estimated increase of 48...

A damning indictment of our democracy

The only difference between the two is that politicians are more willing to sit down and enjoy the company of those who have deep pockets. And this is a...

The only difference between the two is that politicians are...

Villa Rosa: Why political leaders should disclose their meetings with developers
James Debono

Meetings discussing changes to local plans, determining what can and cannot be approved on a particular site with the site’s owner, should be recorded...

Meetings discussing changes to local plans, determining...

Surprise me if you can
Saviour Balzan

Paying Albania or Rwanda hundreds of thousands to export migrants there to solve our so-called problems at home, reminds me of Hitler’s idea of...

Paying Albania or Rwanda hundreds of thousands to export...

Cartoon: 20 October 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Will the magistrate’s peers step up to the plate?

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what is ostensibly the...

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff did not mince his words in what...

Licensed cargo agents have exclusivity only in customs restricted areas
Malcolm Mifsud

A licensed cargo agent may be allowed to pick up merchandise from restricted areas controlled by the Customs Department

A licensed cargo agent may be allowed to pick up...