Who fails to present statement of defence on time, may do so only in exceptional circumstances

Malcolm Mifsud

If a defendant to a court case fails to present a statement of defence within twenty days, the court may allow it to be presented only in exceptional circumstances

Climate change: our common challenge | Dario Vella

This is a collective aim and only together we can achieve these goals. When we put aside politics, as Maltese citizens, such issues brought us together and past results speaks for...

Michael Falzon

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead, apparently, the permanent secretary just obliged

The minister should have been given some advice. Instead,...

Did we really ‘make history’ this week? Not quite…

Raphael Vassallo

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference – at least in...

I, for one, still struggle to discern any real difference...

Don’t ask for public consultation if you’re going to ignore them

Josanne Cassar

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is ahead in the polls,...

Labour might feel it has the upper hand because it is...

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that COVID has also altered our economic cycle, making the operation of the economy costlier and more difficult. The...

The truth is that COVID has also altered our...

Contractors remain responsible even though the works have been accepted

Malcolm Mifsud

When a contractor finishes the works he or she was engaged to carry out, he/she will be still responsible even if the works have been accepted and paid

When a contractor finishes the works he or she was engaged...

Abela is playing for time to avoid upsetting the apple cart by having to reshuffle the Cabinet for a new education...

Abela is playing for time to avoid upsetting the apple...

‘Respect the people’s intelligence’, he said

Raphael Vassallo

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not even once, in all...

And the fact that it just never happened at all – not...

If I can’t breath fresh air at Majjistral, maybe Christmas isn’t worth saving after all

The Skinny | No 117 – Masks in the Countryside

Anything less would simply confirm that we have learnt nothing from recent history; and that – despite all assurances to the contrary – we still...

Anything less would simply confirm that we have learnt...

The most left-wing cannabis policy on the planet

Cyrus Engerer

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in any regard shows...

The fact that no amendments whatsoever have been tabled in...

Cannabis use has been punished indiscriminately: Malta now reverses that

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political tactics, let us work together to promote the well-being of society | Andrew Bonello & Robert...

Instead of sowing discord through fear and cheap political...

Cannabis law a step forward, not backwards, for Malta | Arda Özçubukçu, Ivan Ezquerra Romano

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of the evidence on the most effective ways of protecting individuals from harm associated with...

Malta is now trying to update its drug policies in light of...

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Malcolm Mifsud

Wife brought another man into their matrimonial home and the husband was made to live in the boxroom, then in a field and then in a garage

Wife brought another man into their matrimonial home and...

When ‘power games’ really do involve ‘power’…

Raphael Vassallo

In a nutshell: if this strategy is successful, we would be driven all the way...

In a nutshell: if this strategy is successful, we would be...

Michael Falzon

The Maltese were taught it was a sin to be violent with and steal from one’s neighbour, or have extra-marital sex. In their eyes, however, cheating the...

The Maltese were taught it was a sin to be violent with and...

Would I lie to you? How trust in governments has been eroded

Josanne Cassar

Those whose trust has been completely eroded simply don’t want to know

Those whose trust has been completely eroded simply...

Saviour Balzan

The time has come for all of us to have the right to walk freely without some show of force by alleged occupier who think they have the right to threaten whom...

The time has come for all of us to have the right to walk...

Pipeline: a sober discussion on our energy future

The pipeline controversy has erupted at a deeply inauspicious time for Malta,...

The pipeline controversy has erupted at a deeply...