Parliament must be above suspicion
Recent revelations have unfortunately cemented a perception of nepotism and political cronyism having infiltrated even the country’s most sensitive institutions.
Who’s afraid of Roberta?
Michael Falzon
MEP Roberta Metsola is making Malta proud in the European arena, on the issue of migration
We need a proper discussion to address people’s fears
Josanne Cassar

I have no problem with people of other lands or religions coming to live here...

I have no problem with people of other lands or religions...

Appeals from Arbitrations should be limited to point of law
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal held that the grounds of appeal following an...

The Court of Appeal held that the grounds of appeal...

Upholding freedom of expression

Magistrate Francesco Depasquale’s judgment also serves to clear the air on a number of misconceptions surrounding the principle of freedom of...

Magistrate Francesco Depasquale’s judgment also...

Not everyone is ‘wise after the event’…
Raphael Vassallo

Listen to the reactions today, and you’d think ‘car-crashes’...

Listen to the reactions today, and you’d think...

Will voters trust Muscat again?

By Claudette Buttigieg

By Claudette Buttigieg

Tackling the skills’ gap
Evarist Bartolo

Both educators and employers have to work hand in hand to ensure that our young people can apply both the knowledge and the hard and soft skills they learn at...

Both educators and employers have to work hand in hand to...

Cartoon: 7 October 2015

Joe Mizzi's traffic problems cannot seem to get any worse...

Joe Mizzi's traffic problems cannot seem to get any...

Keeping vilification law is about power politics
Mark Camilleri

We shouldn’t allow the Nationalists to scaremonger their way into power...

We shouldn’t allow the Nationalists to scaremonger...

Meritocracy: a blatantly forgotten promise

It is true that there is a prevalence of public positions given to persons with...

It is true that there is a prevalence of public positions...

The word ‘custody’ has a meaning
Raphael Vassallo

Is there any equivalent set of guidelines governing the local police custody scenario? We are, after all, talking about one of the highest risk-of-suicide...

Is there any equivalent set of guidelines governing the...

The way to hell
Michael Falzon

Scrap ‘our’ electoral system. It is the only way this country can get out of the clientelism trap.

Scrap ‘our’ electoral system. It is the only...

The writing on the wall
Saviour Balzan

Government can no longer blame the past anymore. It can no longer blame the previous administration for simply everything that goes wrong.

Government can no longer blame the past anymore. It can no...

Sending the wrong message on domestic violence
Josanne Cassar

When a magistrate says “he could understand” a man’s...

When a magistrate says “he could...

Cartoon: 4 October 2015

End of an era as Tony Zarb bows out...

End of an era as Tony Zarb bows out...

Cartoon: 30 September 2015

Patriots 'made in Malta' with 'made in China' flags...

Patriots 'made in Malta' with 'made in...

Make them shiny, make them wide…
Raphael Vassallo

That’s the thing with old photos. They have a habit of making you look at the present from a slightly different perspective.

That’s the thing with old photos. They have a habit...

Right to strike under threat

The GWU was right in calling the strike, also because workers and commuters alike deserve a fair deal from the new operators.

The GWU was right in calling the strike, also because...

Why PN’s cheap fuel demand is downright loony
Ralph Cassar

Fuel costs are burdened by excise duties because our thirst for oil means...

Fuel costs are burdened by excise duties because our thirst...