The spectre of inquiries and investigations

Magisterial inquiries are not there to serve a political purpose; they have a responsibility to investigate matters in an impartial and dispassionate manner, and should be...

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Saviour Balzan

The interventions of foreign former Prime Ministers will change little but simply reinforce the faithful on both sides that they are on a winning ticket

Being inquisitive, not the law, makes a good journalist

Saviour Balzan

Last Sunday was another political stunt like all the stunts we have seen...

Last Sunday was another political stunt like all the...

Josanne Cassar

It is imperative that the grey areas are removed, definitions are made crystal clear and all lingering doubts eliminated

It is imperative that the grey areas are removed,...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Saviour Balzan

In this week's il-Punt, Saviour Balzan talks freedom of expression, which he argues is intrinsically tied to a journalist’s ability to remain...

In this week's il-Punt, Saviour Balzan talks freedom of...

It is my belief that the EU is in good shape, united, and making good progress, economically, socially, and financially

It is my belief that the EU is in good shape, united, and...

Parties had every right to ask for division of property

Malcolm Mifsud

Dispute arising between the parties was unfounded as the dividing lines were...

Dispute arising between the parties was unfounded as the...

Xarabank: The paradox of the programme so many love to hate

Josanne Cassar

For a long time Xarabank was very watchable television. But it entered dubious...

For a long time Xarabank was very watchable television. But...

That’s some ‘protection of human rights’, you know...

Raphael Vassallo

How do 33 people living and working here legally constitute a threat? How does...

How do 33 people living and working here legally constitute...

There can be no doubt that libel suits are a weapon in the hands of the powerful

There can be no doubt that libel suits are a weapon in the...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

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...

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...

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Josanne Cassar

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 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...

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...

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...

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...