Fake news, hard facts and muddled opinions
Carmen Sammut
These days disinformation is deeper, more insidious, and systematically spread at an international level. In Europe, the hard-right now leads in this hall of mirrors, thriving on...
Cartoon: 21 July 2024
Cartoon by Mikiel Galea
MPs need to step up if they are serious about fighting financial crime

For the past couple of years we have been witnessing a saga through which hefty penalties issued by the Financial Investigations and Analysis Unit (FIAU) are...

For the past couple of years we have been witnessing a saga...

Greedy, greedier, greediest
Mark Said

Greed can be harnessed to serve social ends. It can spur entrepreneurial innovation, leading to broad prosperity. It is society that channels greed for such...

Greed can be harnessed to serve social ends. It can spur...

Court may turn down claims, even if Defendant did not file statement of defence
Malcolm Mifsud

The lack of a statement of defence does not mean that the Defendant is admitting to the claims filed by the Plaintiff

The lack of a statement of defence does not mean that the...

The consequences of polls on politics
Carmen Sammut

hey surely cannot substitute meaningful political engagement where candidates touch the heart of where we live by giving value to face-to-face engagement...

hey surely cannot substitute meaningful political...

Introducing order into the jungle of tables and chairs

Lack of action, platitudes and grandstanding will no longer cut it for a public...

Lack of action, platitudes and grandstanding will no longer...

How long can energy subsidies last?
Michael Falzon

The truth is, moreover, that it is this increase in Malta’s debt that is leading to Malta’s economic well-being

The truth is, moreover, that it is this increase in...

Everything goes, nothing really matters
Saviour Balzan

If the Prime Minister really means what he says, he should make it a point to direct his ministers to take certain steps. One of which is to set standards. One...

If the Prime Minister really means what he says, he should...

Cartoon: 23 June 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

We need to speak on electoral reform

The question we should be asking ourselves in the aftermath of the European and local council elections is, should our electoral system ensure that an...

The question we should be asking ourselves in the aftermath...

Unborn children deserve compassion | Tony Mifsud

This is not politics. This is business. The place for business is not in...

This is not politics. This is business. The place for...

Malta’s harm reduction hiccups: A love story in the making | Karen Mamo

Most importantly, the renewed ethos of promoting a safer dance culture in Malta is slowly, but surely creating a positive momentum in advancing the human...

Most importantly, the renewed ethos of promoting a safer...

From heartache to happiness: our journey through adoption
Mark Camilleri Gambin

Adoption is one of those instances where your decision has a massive impact on...

Adoption is one of those instances where your decision has...

Tell it to the marines | Frank Camilleri

For Chris Fearne to plead innocence of facts especially in his position, first as parliamentary secretary for health at the time of the Vitals concession award...

For Chris Fearne to plead innocence of facts especially in...

Déjà vu: When all else fails, blame civil servants

The last thing this country needs is a political witch hunt within the public...

The last thing this country needs is a political witch hunt...

A myth debunked
Michael Falzon

Whoever is responsible for this gaffe must be ferreted out. It must be someone who is such a stupid person that they should have never been nominated as an...

Whoever is responsible for this gaffe must be ferreted out....

New definition of irony: Robert Abela complaining about ‘cushy jobs’
Raphael Vassallo

“We made mistakes, of course we did. But one thing I feel no remorse about, is that: if you were to ask me whether, in these past months, [my government]...

“We made mistakes, of course we did. But one thing I...

The people have spoken, but it’s being lost in translation
Josanne Cassar

The MEP elections were a cold shower for a complacent, arrogant administration...

The MEP elections were a cold shower for a complacent,...

The writing is on the bloody wall
Saviour Balzan

The Labour Party needs to accept the fact that it could lose the next election because of its wrong attitude and arrogance

The Labour Party needs to accept the fact that it could...