Boat driver not at fault in diving accident
Malcolm Mifsud
The facts at play were common and as such the Magistrate’s conclusions strengthened the Court’s
The anti-liberal backlash
Josanne Cassar
'I struggle to understand why being liberal presents such a problem. But it seems that if you simply live your own life without trying to impose your beliefs on others, then I...
Europe – learning to live together

The EU allows former foes to now live together in one large community of nations

The EU allows former foes to now live together in one large...

On Chiellini’s educational merits…

Giorgio Chiellini has a degree in Economy and Commerce from the University of Torino

Giorgio Chiellini has a degree in Economy and Commerce from...

Contractor has to make good for damage to State and private property
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court observed that the tender included a number of conditions, obliging...

The Court observed that the tender included a number of...

The ugly reality of violence against women

It may be worth recalling recent warnings about the extent of this problem,...

It may be worth recalling recent warnings about the extent...

I’ll take it, if no one else wants it
Raphael Vassallo

What was the whole point of the referendum? How is the result even going to be implemented, if the people who brought it about have no intention of actually...

What was the whole point of the referendum? How is the...

Breaking the culture of violence
Josanne Cassar

Let us not forget that watching all this abuse unfold are boys and girls, tomorrow’s men and women, who are absorbing this behaviour daily

Let us not forget that watching all this abuse unfold are...

Cartoon: 6 July 2016

An unsure future for the European Union?

An unsure future for the European Union?

Wanted in Europe: leadership
Frank Psaila

EU leaders should humbly respect the UK referendum result and see that the EU strives to reconnect its leadership, polices and institutions with its citizens

EU leaders should humbly respect the UK referendum result...

Thank you, Juanito
Evarist Bartolo

We worked very well together for the last three years to improve the education system as a whole by recognising vocational subjects as entry...

We worked very well together for the last three years to...

When it all goes wrong, watch out for ‘the Farage’
James Debono

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages than we think. For...

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages...

Censorship reform: a concession too far?
Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose time is long past - Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose...

Of censorship and cyberbullying

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and OPM aide and blogger Glenn Bedingfield has once again exposed the limitations of freedom of speech

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and...

Water, water everywhere
Michael Falzon

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their leader. No one seems to have found the ‘ideal’ solution

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their...

The rule of law is ‘up in smoke’
Raphael Vassallo

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a case of only one random individual getting let off lightly, by a system that was otherwise equally...

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a...

Clarification on letters published 3 July 2016
Matthew Vella

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong surname

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong...

Financial services arbiter not a public office
Kevin Aquilina

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be appointed Arbiter even...

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be...

We cannot afford another Frontex failure

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by the International Organisation for Migration, this latest catastrophe points towards a dramatic...

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by...

Children in care deserve better
Josanne Cassar

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed to have a greater sense of common decency than their client who could not see why defiling his...

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed...