The only important thing now is closure
To many, there is more at stake in the outcome of this case than justice for the Caruana Galizia family, or even the pursuit of truth for its own sake. There is a real danger that...
Political prejudice has never solved a crime
Raphael Vassallo
If you want evidence of just how incurable our political cancer has become, you need look no further than public reactions to the 10 arrests made on Monday in connection with...
Making room for Maltese artists

If the Maltese Central Bank as well as Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti are so genuinely concerned with promoting the Maltese heritage they should have promoted...

If the Maltese Central Bank as well as Fondazzjoni...

After ISIS, proxy wars in Syria loom large
Matthew Bugeja

Syria is now an arena for proxy conflict between the West, Russia, and Middle...

Syria is now an arena for proxy conflict between the West,...

What’s the point of ‘more studies’ if you ignore their results?
Raphael Vassallo

Any particular reason to assume a ‘new’ sociological study,...

Any particular reason to assume a ‘new’...

How one Swedish woman is cleaning up Malta
Josanne Cassar

What I would really like to see is politicians coming to the clean-up, to see...

What I would really like to see is politicians coming to...

Beaches are meant to be ‘public domain’

While the authorities are right to clamp down on such abuses, it remains a fact...

While the authorities are right to clamp down on such...

It won’t always be sunshine and rainbows
Evarist Bartolo

One of the first barriers to be torn down in alternative learning programmes is...

One of the first barriers to be torn down in alternative...

A leadership contest is a serious thing
Frank Psaila

Leadership contests are not popularity contests. Substance, vision, values are what PN activists should be after when choosing their next leader

Leadership contests are not popularity contests. Substance,...

Ah yes, those pesky foreigners again
Raphael Vassallo

We can’t be selective about which public street brawls to be appalled by

We can’t be selective about which public street...

Democracy and petty politics
Michael Falzon

Is there a ‘normal’ democracy in the USA, the UK, Poland or Hungary? This doesn’t mean Malta’s democracy doesn’t need sprucing...

Is there a ‘normal’ democracy in the USA, the...

Over-development: We are reaching breaking point
Josanne Cassar

When people start being directly and personally affected by planning (or...

When people start being directly and personally affected by...

Game of thrones
Saviour Balzan

If Simon Busuttil were not around offering coffee, biscuits and useless pleasantries, what would these four candidates truly be saying in their debates and...

If Simon Busuttil were not around offering coffee, biscuits...

Trapped by our own trapping policy

The ECJ’s opinion validated much of the criticism already levelled at Malta, both locally and internationally, over its stubbornness in pursuing a...

The ECJ’s opinion validated much of the criticism...

Better education for equality

We need to start learning from each other, mutually benefit from the villager and the executive

We need to start learning from each other, mutually benefit...

Vicarious liability in charge sheet must be indicated
Malcolm Mifsud

A person who is being charged with a crime committed when holding a...

A person who is being charged with a crime committed...

Sexual assault within a marriage is no laughing matter
Josanne Cassar

For many who posted cruel comments online about a husband’s violent...

For many who posted cruel comments online about a...

No rollback on Aarhus

What matters is not just that information is provided to those interested in a particular permit as clients or objectors, but that this information is easily...

What matters is not just that information is provided to...

The best time to act is now
Martin Galea De Giovanni

Sorry to break your spell, but if you sow concrete don't expect to reap fruits and flowers

Sorry to break your spell, but if you sow concrete...

Let’s burst the bubble
Evarist Bartolo

The relevance of the education system will only remain if it adapts to the needs of the modern world

The relevance of the education system will only remain if...