Two sides of the same coin

Michael Falzon

Politicians and political parties need donors and financial support for their campaigns from businessmen who then expect to be rewarded for their efforts – This sort of...

Such Christmas spirit. So jolly...

Raphael Vassallo

‘Making Malta Hate’ is going to be our motto for when we take over the European Presidency next week

‘PC bitchslap’ is no hero. The police need better training

Josanne Cassar

Rather than making the police officer into some kind of lopsided...

Rather than making the police officer into some kind of...

Raphael Vassallo

Malta does ‘look just the same’ despite the change. The sentiment is perhaps best expressed by a car-sticker that seems to have become popular over...

Malta does ‘look just the same’ despite the...

English language teaching, a success story

Evarist Bartolo

English language teaching has now become a stand-alone pillar and a niche...

English language teaching has now become a stand-alone...

Literary and book circles are disappointed at cutbacks in shelving space

Mark Camilleri

Literary and book circles inevitably feel disappointed with any cutback in shelving space available in the market, especially in a prime location such as the...

Literary and book circles inevitably feel disappointed with...

Strasbourg’s death knell to defamatory libel

Kevin Aquilina

Successive governments have dragged their feet to ensure that the criminal law...

Successive governments have dragged their feet to ensure...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Malta’s planning regime needs urgent reform

The controversial Rural Policy in Design Guidelines, approved in 2014,...

The controversial Rural Policy in Design Guidelines,...

Michael Falzon

One of the secrets behind Muscat’s economic success is that rather than ditching whatever the previous administration did in the economic...

One of the secrets behind Muscat’s economic success...

Raphael Vassallo

Most of the issues up for discussion in this country will inevitably be the offspring of Maltese politics

Most of the issues up for discussion in this...

Court lists elements to find accused guilty of fraud

Malcolm Mifsud

The Magistrates Court in Gozo found Victor Camilleri guilty of fraud,...

The Magistrates Court in Gozo found Victor Camilleri guilty...

Saviour Balzan

Government officials and politicians cannot be trusted if they are planning to become richer and more comfortable with those whom they became chummy with

Government officials and politicians cannot be trusted if...