Cartoon: 18 December 2016
Cartoon by Mikiel Galea
Regulator needs to take action on coop
The majority of fishermen are totally disoriented and disconnected from the Coop
A shimmer of hope to give us faith in humanity
Josanne Cassar

We can take a deep breath and try to look for the good which does exist in...

We can take a deep breath and try to look for the good...

The kindness and honesty of strangers

In recent months the people of Malta have restored in me a real sense of optimism

In recent months the people of Malta have restored in me a...

Cartoon: 14 August 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Schrodinger’s government
Raphael Vassallo

The present government is a classic example of the Schrodinger’s Cat paradox in action

The present government is a classic example of the...

OLAF immunity case still ongoing in court

The Director-General had requested that the Court temporarily and urgently...

The Director-General had requested that the Court...

Recusal of magistrate in Gozo case

If this judge were to accept Dr Jason Azzopardi’s plea, the question arises: why did she accept to hear and decide a much more “political”...

If this judge were to accept Dr Jason Azzopardi’s...

The albatross around Leo Brincat’s neck

Brincat is due to appear before a European parliamentary committee and make his...

Brincat is due to appear before a European parliamentary...

General prohibition of discrimination
Kevin Aquilina

Residents and persons present in Malta are left with no choice but to bypass the Maltese legal system and petition the Strasbourg Court with all that it...

Residents and persons present in Malta are left with no...

Malta’s test of fire

Malta's presidency over the European Council will be a crucial test for our national leadership

Malta's presidency over the European Council will be a...

A poverty of spirit
Josanne Cassar

Maybe it is time they realised that life does not treat everyone fairly and justly and that some have had to carry more than their share of burdens

Maybe it is time they realised that life does not treat...

Cartoon: 10 August 2016

How Joseph Muscat intends rebuilding Malta

How Joseph Muscat intends rebuilding Malta

Addressing the skills deficit
Evarist Bartolo

Employers said: ‘we need employees to be proficient and technically competent… but we also need them to know how to communicate, solve problems,...

Employers said: ‘we need employees to be proficient...

The threat of Islamic terror and our freedom of speech
Mark Camilleri

The notion that a vilification law is needed for national security defeats its...

The notion that a vilification law is needed for national...

Too much authority, too little planning

Taken in isolation the four towers may not have a dramatic impact; but if one, two or three other high-rises are approved in a locality which stands in the...

Taken in isolation the four towers may not have a dramatic...

Cartoon: 3 August 2016

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Matters of life and death
Michael Falzon

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an abortion but how the hell did the seemingly never-ending argument about it start in the first place

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an...

Where are Labour’s environmental credentials now?
Raphael Vassallo

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we now have to worry...

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we...

Complacency will be our downfall
Josanne Cassar

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already crowded urban landscape which already cannot cope with the burden of basic infrastructure that has...

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already...