The waiting begins
Matthew Vella
To any of the two men who could be Prime Minister today, this newspaper augurs that enlightened leadership will guide his every action; that he will seek national reconciliation,...
Documentary evidence must be produced
Malcolm Mifsud
It is not sufficient for a witness to simply testify on a document if it is not produced in court
ITS deal | How PN ran with hares and hunted with hounds as government made the kill
James Debono

By soliciting donations from Silvio Debono’s company, the PN has undermined its good governance pledge. But there is more than a pinch of irony in Labour...

By soliciting donations from Silvio Debono’s company,...

Cartoon: 5 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Malta’s party funding mess
Michael Briguglio

Unless good-willed politicians unite against corruption, there will be a zero-sum game of divide and rule, to the ultimate benefit of the corrupt status...

Unless good-willed politicians unite against corruption,...

Why are we still talking about the gender pay gap?
Josanne Cassar

Throughout almost every field and sector, the people at the top who have the...

Throughout almost every field and sector, the people at the...

Time to decide
Saviour Balzan

The fact remains that the Gozo inquiry will get us nowhere if it is restricted to a simple question and answer session

The fact remains that the Gozo inquiry will get us nowhere...

2017 could be a turning point for European integration – but not in the way you think
The Conversation

A deeper political union may actually be closer than it seems. Without any treaty change required, the European Commission presidential nomination process has...

A deeper political union may actually be closer than it...

Conflicting evidence leads to judgment confirmation
Malcolm Mifsud

The party asking for a retrial must prove the reason why the case should be...

The party asking for a retrial must prove the reason why...

Of inquiries and reports

There is an urgent need for a truly independent and fully autonomous judiciary, imbued with investigative powers of its own

There is an urgent need for a truly independent and fully...

Poverty with pretty nails
Josanne Cassar

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong in her life, to at least feel some pride and dignity in the fact that she has pulled herself...

Is it so bad for a woman who may have everything else wrong...

If Mizzi is an embarrassment... what about Juncker?
Raphael Vassallo

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved for the position of...

Unlike Konrad Mizzi, Jean-Claude Juncker was approved...

Cartoon: 1 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Don’t derail press law debate with spin
Mark Camilleri

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the hypocritical and...

I will not be apologetic for being irreverent to the...

Great again? We’re already there
Evarist Bartolo

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP growth, decreasing deficits as well as there being lots of investment and political will to tackle the...

Malta is registering low unemployment rates, record GDP...

We must defend what defines us
Frank Psaila

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the electorate with the government

There are rumblings of growing discontent within the...

‘Warnings’ might not be enough

Faced with an apparently widespread disregard for road safety, the government must ramp up its efforts for more effective policing

Faced with an apparently widespread disregard for road...

The politicians vs the people
Michael Falzon

The ideal of having three branches of government – the executive, the legislative and the judiciary – balancing each other out in a system of...

The ideal of having three branches of government –...

No news? Never mind, just fake some of your own
Raphael Vassallo

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just make some stuff up...

Not much happening that is worth reporting? Who cares? Just...

We are heretics
Saviour Balzan

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not worship at the altar of the Labour party or the Nationalist party, you are considered to be a...

Everything is politicised in Malta: 'If you do not...