No one enjoys getting older - but it’s better than the alternative
Josanne Cassar
Obviously, there are also days when I think ugh and wish I had a magic wand. But that is also why God (or maybe it was the Egyptians?) created make-up
A prison run like a Gulag and the director who ran it
Saviour Balzan
The unearthing of misdemeanours from the past is one of the biggest headaches of the Abela administration. It will not be easy to address every single issue, which is why when a...
An investor must bear all the risks of an investment
Malcolm Mifsud

An EU official took all the risk when she invested her severance package, with...

An EU official took all the risk when she invested her...

The National Audit Office: a pillar of integrity
Mark Said

The NAO cannot intervene in the political affairs of our country. But it can...

The NAO cannot intervene in the political affairs of our...

Building on progress
Miriam Dalli

Our focus on green initiatives is not limited to large-scale projects. Locally, we supported the regeneration of the Peace Lab Garden, which now offers 2,000...

Our focus on green initiatives is not limited to...

Government should support Opposition’s amendments to anti-SLAPP law

A White Paper promised by the government in October 2023 to ensure the widest...

A White Paper promised by the government in October 2023 to...

Married… with children?
Josanne Cassar

Your children are a commitment and a bond for life… or at least, they should be

Your children are a commitment and a bond for life…...

Ban bail for alleged murderers, but introduce a time period for the judicial outcome
Saviour Balzan

Strangely both Robert Abela and the Caruana Galizia family would agree that the decision to grant Fenech bail now is bad

Strangely both Robert Abela and the Caruana Galizia family...

Cartoon: 26 January 2025

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Fenech’s bail is an indictment of the criminal justice system

It seems the government has slept on a reform to ensure a more efficient...

It seems the government has slept on a reform to ensure a...

A judicial review may be done only against the public administration
Malcolm Mifsud

A call to include persons with interest in the action was turned down because...

A call to include persons with interest in the action was...

Maltese trappers and science cannot cohabit
Mark Sultana

Yet Lino Farrugia forgets to mention a very valid point; today, Malta allows...

Yet Lino Farrugia forgets to mention a very valid point;...

Dignity and compassion in death can take different forms

Robust legislation should allow terminal patients to decide for themselves if,...

Robust legislation should allow terminal patients to decide...

Trump 2.0: Not a fluke, but a harbinger of a new order
James Debono

Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of 2017 to the birth...

Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of...

Momentum: time to act and move forward | Mark Camilleri Gambin

Momentum signifies action, the conscious choice to engage, to participate, and...

Momentum signifies action, the conscious choice to engage,...

Magisterial inquiries and political persecutions
Owen Bonnici

Let me cut to the chase and go straight to the point. The blue heroes –...

Let me cut to the chase and go straight to the point. The...

What needs to happen now…
Saviour Balzan

And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has not always got it right and is a veritable pain in the ass, but no matter how much I dislike the guy...

And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has...

Labour’s willingness to inherit the fascist label

It is clear that Abela is only going down this road to try and appease the...

It is clear that Abela is only going down this road to try...

Developer to bear expenses for reconstructing a common party wall when the bearing capacity of the wall is exceeded

The Developer must bear the expenses for reconstructing a common party wall when the height proposed in the development cannot be supported by the common wall

The Developer must bear the expenses for reconstructing a...

BirdLife’s assumed monopoly on bird-ringing | Lino C. Farrugia

Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any European country's...

Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any...