Public transport disruption for religious festa
Public transport along Malta’s busiest route should not be disrupted for the sake of religious functions commemorating legendary “saints” or events that...
Unfounded reports on Air Malta engineering
Air Malta is focused on a company-wide due diligence review and already auditors have assessed the Engineering department in a positive light
It’s about respect, not rights

Freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Universal Charter of Human Rights, implies that it is unlawful to restrict free speech through legislation but...

Freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Universal...

Way to go, David…
Raphael Vassallo

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had 18 months to live. For David Bowie the answer was to record a final album, and to bow out gracefully...

I, personally, do not know how I would react if told I had...

Letters: 17 January 2016
Notion of a nation
Saviour Balzan

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the take.  Everyone has a price, and money, I am afraid, has no political colour.

Everywhere you look, it appears that everyone is on the...

Patriot games and porkies
Josanne Cassar

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you immediately lash out against your fellow countrymen just because they don’t agree with you. It is...

It is pretty ironic to call yourself a patriot when you...

Cartoon: 17 January 2016

Another crusader steps in to ward off marauding 'Muslamics' - Ghaqda Patriotti Maltin leader Alex Pisani rides a pantomime horse as he prepares to...

Another crusader steps in to ward off marauding...

Civil disobedience is the Palestinians’ best option
Alon Ben-Meir

What has not been given much attention is civil disobedience, which is perhaps...

What has not been given much attention is civil...

The Magical Mystery Tour
Raphael Vassallo

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status as magical mystery guru of Gharb, Angelik Caruana’s identical claims to spiritual stardom...

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status...

Fear and loathing is no solution

Reports emerging from Cologne, and other cities in Germany and beyond, have unleashed a wave of anger towards the open door policy.

Reports emerging from Cologne, and other cities in Germany...

Cartoon: 13 January 2016

Once again, the force registers a social media disturbance

Once again, the force registers a social media disturbance

Independent reading
Evarist Bartolo

The development of early literacy skills has a positive impact on a child’s success in learning to read independently later on in life

The development of early literacy skills has a positive...

The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Frank Psaila

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it proved to be a very short-sighted decision which might come back to haunt Saudi Arabia. If the unrest...

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it...

Why Archbishop Scicluna is a breath of fresh air
James Debono

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the introduction of civil...

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the...

Towards a fairer asylum policy

One must acknowledge the government’s newfound commitment to respect one crucial part of its electoral mandate: the part concerning human rights.

One must acknowledge the government’s newfound...

Inside Joseph’s kitchen cabinet
Michael Falzon

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat has been ill-served by his own chosen cronies

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat...

The Frenc connection
Raphael Vassallo

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis on Ebejer’s work, and impugn the author with some improbable and patently fabricated vice...

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis...

There is a time for prayer, and a time for prudence
Josanne Cassar

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even though they were...

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even...

The need to get one’s act together