‘Normality’ can sometimes be abnormal
To doggedly retain Mizzi and Schembri even now, in the light of the latest revelations would be to extend Malta’s abnormality too far... even by Malta’s standards of...
Lessees may lose their rights to agricultural land if farms and/or any other integral buildings are not maintained
Malcolm Mifsud
The Court heard the counterclaim by the defendants who stated that the farm had been severely damaged by a storm and through no fault of their own 
When media bias takes over
Josanne Cassar

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking middle-class… the second are staunch Labour voters blindly in love with Joseph, who speak broken...

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking...

After the truth
Saviour Balzan

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a murder masterminded by the same people who executed the plan - a network that has been in place for...

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a...

‘Law and order’ begins at home

Marsa is the clearest example of ‘ghettoisation’, whereby entire communities of non-native residents have been confined to certain areas

Marsa is the clearest example...

Avoiding modal shift

There are far, far more bicycles used for commuting to work each day

There are far, far more bicycles used for commuting to work...

Discrimination is the difference in treatment of the same situation
Malcolm Mifsud

In a judgment delivered on 5 December in Mark Muscat v HSBC, it was held...

In a judgment delivered on 5 December in Mark Muscat v...

Knowing how to read in your mother tongue should not be so hard
Josanne Cassar

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a nation, it should be...

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a...

We can’t go on (with suspicious minds)
Raphael Vassallo

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological condition that inspired all this classic rock ‘n’ roll in the first place: Paranoia

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological...

Drugs and Justice

We cannot have a system which, on paper, urges drug offenders to rehabilitate... while, in practice, refusing to give the rehabilitation process the...

We cannot have a system which, on paper, urges drug...

Slave auctions: a reality the EU prefers to ignore
The Conversation

Efforts to enable people to escape slavery, violence and exploitation in Libya...

Efforts to enable people to escape slavery, violence and...

We do have a problem… and a solution | Chris Fearne
Chris Fearne

'I am hopeful that not turning a blind eye to the reality in Marsa and...

'I am hopeful that not turning a blind eye to the...

Programmes for talented learners
Evarist Bartolo

'Talent needs to be nurtured so as not to be lost'

'Talent needs to be nurtured so as not to be lost'

Towards a genuine media reform

Though the Media and Defamation Act addresses a major aspect of Malta's defamation laws, there are certinaly areas which can be improved

Though the Media and Defamation Act addresses a major...

Over the top
Michael Falzon

The creators of the allegations that Malta is a country where the rule of law does not exist have gone over the top, provoking a negative reaction among the...

The creators of the allegations that Malta is a country...

From ‘no rule of law’ to a military state...
Raphael Vassallo

We are now brought to a truly overwhelming irony: Who will now complain,...

We are now brought to a truly overwhelming irony: Who...

Class. Not yet extinct
Saviour Balzan

There’s a real divide between those who have an anglicised upbringing with, perhaps, a refined lifestyle, and the rest of us who have moved up the social...

There’s a real divide between those who have an...

In politics, perception is everything
Josanne Cassar

I can appreciate that Michelle Muscat has lent her name, time and energy to raise funds for organisations such as the Marigold Foundation, but it should not...

I can appreciate that Michelle Muscat has lent her name,...

On World AIDS Day

The incidence of HIV in Malta is on the increase - 'now, Let's End It'

The incidence of HIV in Malta is on the increase -...

Rent Regulation Board, not the courts, is competent to hear all cases concerning rent
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of Civil Court decided it was not competent to hear cases concerning rent issues in the case of Joseph Sammut v Liliana Jalil

The First Hall of Civil Court decided it was not competent...