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 cared for by ensuring that we spell it properly rather than lazily, it should be handed down to...
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
The Presidency has come to an end, but it isn’t yet over
Frank Psaila

Apart from being an opportunity to showcase our work ethic and determination,...

Apart from being an opportunity to showcase our work ethic...

The resignation that never was
Michael Falzon

Call them ‘the clique’ or ‘the political establishment of the past’ or whatever, but the people behind the PN facade are still there...

Call them ‘the clique’ or ‘the political...

If you can’t stand the heat...
Raphael Vassallo

The point is that we are now inured to a situation where to be in politics is, effectively, to be at war

The point is that we are now inured to a situation where to...

The link between Gentlemen’s Clubs and prostitution
Josanne Cassar

In 2010 Iceland banned strip clubs with the reasoning that ‘it is not...

In 2010 Iceland banned strip clubs with the reasoning that...

Enjoying the show
Saviour Balzan

I have never had time for pretenders who pose as independent journalists, but are nothing more than ambitious political animals who relish in the art of...

I have never had time for pretenders who pose as...

Adapting to population pressures

Though essentially unrelated, waste and security seem to be intertwined: the first is a question of increased population pressures from both residents and...

Though essentially unrelated, waste and security seem to be...

Appreciation: Dame Frances Grima

Dame Frances Grima was blessed with a long life which she dedicated primarily to improve the life conditions of her compatriots

Dame Frances Grima was blessed with a long life which she...

No revocation of garnishee order if filed correctly
Malcolm Mifsud

If a garnishee order is filed according to law, then it should not be revoked,...

If a garnishee order is filed according to law, then it...

[WATCH] Of facts and spin
Saviour Balzan

In his latest video blog, MaltaToday’s managing editor Saviour Balzan insists that his article on Adrian Delia's publicly-declared assets was by no...

In his latest video blog, MaltaToday’s managing...

Mixed messages on Brexit

Either we are doubtful that Brexit will happen, or we are poised to take maximum benefit from a Brexit that will certainly happen

Either we are doubtful that Brexit will happen, or we are...

Give me some space
Josanne Cassar

While I still prefer living in Malta to anywhere else, admittedly the negatives tend to assault your senses on too regular a basis. I boil it...

While I still prefer living in Malta to anywhere else,...

The island that turned itself into a desert
Raphael Vassallo

We are, in brief, doing our utmost to make this country as hot, parched and...

We are, in brief, doing our utmost to make this country as...

New broom at the union
Marco Bonnici

MUT appointments mark a number of firsts in the long history of the union, including the first female general secretary and also, with two females and two male...

MUT appointments mark a number of firsts in the long...

An assignment for social media
Evarist Bartolo

Ways for the public to openly air their views are crucial in today’s democracy [but] sometimes the wrong information… is put forward and common...

Ways for the public to openly air their views are crucial...

Requiem for an unmade movie
Raphael Vassallo

Personally, I think the Borg Pisani story is not only a very good choice of movie subject but an important one to evaluate through the medium of a Maltese-made...

Personally, I think the Borg Pisani story is not only a...

Worst of times for public broadcasting
Mark Camilleri

With a public broadcaster in shambles and cultural institutions under the management of incompetent people, V18 will come and go and will leave no tangible...

With a public broadcaster in shambles and cultural...

The rental market crisis
Michael Falzon

People on subsidised rents should be means-tested every five years or so with their rent increasing as their level of income increases. Minor increases for...

People on subsidised rents should be means-tested every...

The one that got away
Josanne Cassar

This convoluted case has brought into play a very crucial element on which everything hinges: credibility

This convoluted case has brought into play a very crucial...