Police statement dismissed as hearsay evidence unless corroborated in court

Malcolm Mifsud

A magistrate’s court held that a statement given to the police which was not corroborated by any other evidence in court was tantamount to hearsay evidence

Make up your own quotes. That’s what leaders do

Raphael Vassallo

The exigencies facing the newly elected PN leader are different. What is needed is not Eddie Fenech Adami all over again... but another leader who can emulate Eddie’s...

Josanne Cassar

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric being torn apart, the future of the country depends on establishing more law and order and discipline

The way things are going, with so much of our moral fabric...

Raphael Vassallo

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet... but ‘real news’ remains far more surreal than anything the limited human imagination can...

‘Fake news’ may have conquered the Internet......

Malta has done well out of the financial services and related industries, but it would be unwise to rely too much on a notoriously fickle sector for economic...

Malta has done well out of the financial services and...

[WATCH] We cannot forget the victims of traffic accidents

Saviour Balzan

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the din of public outcry

Victims of traffic accidents should not be forgotten in the...

It goes without saying that it would have made more sense for the Nationalist Party to discuss issues such as full-time MPs when in government rather than...

It goes without saying that it would have made more sense...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Evarist Bartolo

Education must prepare students for complexity because that is the reality of our societies

Education must prepare students for complexity because that...

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved in this country: Time is running out. We must act now

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved...

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media, and will continue to apply even in a distant future where the players are different from today

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media,...

Michael Falzon

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man – David Cameron – choosing what is good for his party over what is good for his country

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man...

Knock-knock-knocking on Europe’s door...

Raphael Vassallo

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU accession’ with...

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU...

Josanne Cassar

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having stayed at home to look after the children, making it possible for the husband to be successful...

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having...

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Saviour Balzan

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees might still have to contend with a war against wasteful human resources

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is legitimate, not only because the students are Maltese citizens but the State should not...

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is...

Hints of acceptance of debt, sufficient to interrupt prescription

Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying that the debtor will...

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying...

Ethics surely deserves higher place in curriculum

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the civic values bedrock...

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the...

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling economic growth and public expenditure to Malta’s benefit, there is a limit to how far this...

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling...