There is hope after all

Saviour Balzan

Graffiti’s show of force at Blue Lagoon is a reaction to decades of treating the Blue Lagoon as a postcard destination when in fact it is a veritable latrine, serving locals...

A warped sense of sympathy: why do we feel sorry for the culprit?

Josanne Cassar

When a 23-year-old driver was charged with killing Antoine Degabriele in a hit-and-run, there was a decided shift from feeling sorry for the victim, to people feeling sorry for...

Sins of omission: incompetence or corruption

There is more to this story than just the deceit perpetrated by two rogue...

There is more to this story than just the deceit...

Anything can be ġbejna if you let your imagination fly

The Skinny | No 142 – The One True Ġbejna

PN MPs must reflect on Fr Peter’s words before rushing to denounce PGT

Kurt Sansone

Caught between a hard-line statute and embryo genetic testing, Nationalist Party MPs would do well to read Fr Peter’s testimony 17 years ago

Caught between a hard-line statute and embryo genetic...

Diversification is the key to success | Andy Ellul

Diversification of our trading partners ensures that we do not become dependent...

Diversification of our trading partners ensures that we do...

Malta has won no gold medal on disability

Andrew Azzopardi

Can this happen? The way I see things now, no – Mary is probably blocked...

Can this happen? The way I see things now, no – Mary...

Saviour Balzan

It seems incredible that someone like Iosif Galea, a gaming broker known to enjoy playing with fire and already in some bad books since the Dalligate scandal,...

It seems incredible that someone like Iosif Galea, a gaming...

This country is flipping out, and we haven’t even had our first heatwave yet

Josanne Cassar

Put yourselves in the shoes of someone new to the country, who can easily encounter such episodes at least once on an average day. The harsh sound of our...

Put yourselves in the shoes of someone new to the country,...

An indictment of the entire political system

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government to keep pointing...

It is, in a nutshell, patently unacceptable for government...

Terms of agreement should be clear between contracting parties

Malcolm Mifsud

The parties to an agreement should be clear to each other and each of the...

The parties to an agreement should be clear to each other...

Some animals really are ‘more equal than others’, after all…

Raphael Vassallo

Indeed, we have become so accustomed to this same syndrome, that a local...

Indeed, we have become so accustomed to this same syndrome,...

A reminder to do better: the EP on persecution of minorities | Christian Colombo

Humans are not inherently evil, just inherently human. Yet we we remain capable of the horrendous atrocities that were carried out in the past. We must...

Humans are not inherently evil, just inherently human. Yet...

Fat and loud is a virtue for many, though, surely?

The Skinny | No 141 – Home of the Loud, Land of the Fat

The Skinny | No 141 – Home of the Loud, Land of the...

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As a government and as a ministry we have just launched a strategy scoped to boost our diving industry sustainably

As a government and as a ministry we have just launched a...

Growth and fiscal prudence: the post-COVID formula

Frank Psaila

Diversifying into new economic sectors is of the essence – and this...

Diversifying into new economic sectors is of the essence...

It is time for politicians to make an honest reflection on past promises and for giving Gozitans the impression that the tunnel is a done deal

It is time for politicians to make an honest reflection on...

Michael Falzon

Apart from Boris Johnson’s facetiousness, what strikes me in this episode is the independence of the British civil service from the government of the day

Apart from Boris Johnson’s facetiousness, what...

Raphael Vassallo

And I’ll stop there, because…. honestly, though… what sort of ‘chance’ did Bernard Grech even think he ever had: when...

And I’ll stop there, because…. honestly,...

Apathy, genetic testing and more of Bernard

Saviour Balzan

We’re an overcrowded city masquerading as a country, that is looking...

We’re an overcrowded city masquerading as a country,...