A matter of public interest
The independence of the press, so cherished by my aunt, has been severely compromised by this 'takeover' of the Strickland Foundation
Why I am contesting for AD
AD candidate Pascal Aloisio writes: While we understand that not everything can be preserved, we’ve reached a tipping point
Poodling in the era of Brexit Britain
Peter Apap Bologna

Theresa May has to deal not only with Brexit, but with a new and frightening US President

Theresa May has to deal not only with Brexit, but with a...

Partner Schools: qualified and skilled
Evarist Bartolo

The ultimate aim of this initiative is to strengthen the provision of vocational education in schools through the achievement of the vocational diploma at an...

The ultimate aim of this initiative is to strengthen the...

From the Curia to a brothel and back to Shanghai
Frank Psaila

Both the government and the opposition have promised to remove criminal libel,...

Both the government and the opposition have promised to...

The real threat to democracy

The undisguised nepotism that has dogged Joseph Muscat’s first term has severely eroded public trust in vital national institutions

The undisguised nepotism that has dogged Joseph...

Confusing the issues
Michael Falzon

Joseph Muscat has a well thought out PR strategy while Simon Busuttil and his team are often falling between two stools. Too often

Joseph Muscat has a well thought out PR strategy while...

Publish and be damned, sue and be damned... either way, you’re damned
Raphael Vassallo

Removing the garnishee order – even in its totality – will not even begin to address the Pandora’s Box that Chris Cardona's case has...

Removing the garnishee order – even in its totality...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's Il-Punt • Is the government banking on strong economy hoping it will make up for all its shortcomings? Saviour Balzan takes a look at...

Saviour Balzan's Il-Punt • Is the government...

The obligations of objective journalism
Josanne Cassar

We are living at a time when the Internet has potentially made anyone a publisher, which may give the illusion that the usual duties, obligations and ethical...

We are living at a time when the Internet has potentially...

Cartoon: 12 February 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The elements required in order to prove the offence of judicial or legal perjury
Malcolm Mifsud

The court held that the accused never intended to obscure the truth or hide that which he was testifying about, and so acquitted him of all charges brought...

The court held that the accused never intended to obscure...

Brexit is no fascist coup

Your point is poorly put to say the least on the view that a minority are deciding what happens to Britain

Your point is poorly put to say the least on the view that...

What’s the matter with public opinion?
Josanne Cassar

This government is suffering from a serious case of lack of credibility, but you won’t see any large-scale manifestations of people waving their...

This government is suffering from a serious case of lack of...

Land of the brave, home of the ‘pastizz’
Raphael Vassallo

Is it down to the nature of our interminable insistence at finding fault with...

Is it down to the nature of our interminable insistence at...

Blaming the interconnector is not good enough

It is Labour’s failure to deliver that is now the issue

It is Labour’s failure to deliver that is now the...

Against the Cardona garnishee. But always in favour of the truth
Matthew Vella

Journalism’s first obligation is towards the truth. Those who cannot...

Journalism’s first obligation is towards the truth....

Border clampdowns won’t foil smugglers
The Conversation

Andrew Geddes & Luigi Achilli • To save lives and undercut the smugglers regular pathways for people to move across the Mediterranean to Europe are a...

Andrew Geddes & Luigi Achilli • To save lives and...

Cartoon: 8 February 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Education as if reality matters
Evarist Bartolo

We must stop confusing qualifications with skills and competences. You can be qualified and still lack the skills and character to be able to survive in the...

We must stop confusing qualifications with skills and...