Financial services arbiter not a public office

Kevin Aquilina

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be appointed Arbiter even if less than three years would have elapsed since s/he last held office because the office of...

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 increase in the death...

Peter Mayo

By Prof. Peter Mayo, head of Arts, Open Communiities, and Adult Education department at the University of Malta

By Prof. Peter Mayo, head of Arts, Open Communiities, and...

Corbyn, Sanders and Muscat’s ‘global middle class’

Frank Psaila

Despite being unfashionable democratic socialists, both Corbyn and Sanders...

Despite being unfashionable democratic socialists, both...

Michael Falzon

The unjustified unholy haste to nominate Farrugia Frendo smacked of carelessness although this paper ‘explained’ that there could have been a...

The unjustified unholy haste to nominate Farrugia Frendo...

When dealing with terminal, degenerative conditions such as ALS – and there are many others – Malta has traditionally avoided discussing whether...

When dealing with terminal, degenerative conditions such as...

Raphael Vassallo

When international reports, studies, etc., come to conclusions which conflict with these innate prejudices of ours, we are not only ‘surprised’,...

When international reports, studies, etc., come to...

Saviour Balzan

If Palumbo did not want to have legal fees to pay, he could have gone to the root of the noise problem and eliminated it.

If Palumbo did not want to have legal fees to pay, he could...

Josanne Cassar

There is enough ugliness roaming around on the Internet. The only way to counter that ugliness is to ignore it, rise above it, and be better than that. So it...

There is enough ugliness roaming around on the Internet....

The UAE prime minister, whose country is a collection of emirs, wants to introduce a minister for happiness - Joseph Muscat and Konrad Mizzi were attending the...

The UAE prime minister, whose country is a collection of...

After the Mintoff era, Labour struggled for years to come to terms with a new identity. Muscat is right to want to modernise his party’s...

After the Mintoff era, Labour struggled for years to come...

Raphael Vassallo

The Le Iene feature did not even come close to establishing that Filiberti is owed any money. Isn’t it incumbent on the journalist presenting the feature...

The Le Iene feature did not even come close to establishing...

Court orders defendants to follow up judicial letters by instituting lawsuit against plaintiff

Malcolm Mifsud

The plaintiffs asked the court to order the defendants to follow up the case by taking legal action to establish their rights, or, alternatively to stop making...

The plaintiffs asked the court to order the defendants to...

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Evarist Bartolo

So far the public sector has been the major employer of registered disabled persons while the private sector has been catching up since the government...

So far the public sector has been the major employer of...

Edward Mallia

Compared to what it could have been it is a miracle; compared to what it should have been it is a disaster

Compared to what it could have been it is a miracle;...

Are political parties becoming irrelevant?

Abela’s appointment vacates the position of ‘deputy leader for...

Abela’s appointment vacates the position of...

Michael Falzon

The PN’s silly attack on him during the election campaign, regarding the infamous ‘block of ice’ incident, never really dented his perceived...

The PN’s silly attack on him during the election...

Raphael Vassallo

This week, the Justice Ministry announced two new appointees to the magistrates’ bench… and within seconds, both nominations were mired in...

This week, the Justice Ministry announced two new...

The search for the next Labour deputy leader begins, and Darth Salesman needs to find someone who is a right match...

The search for the next Labour deputy leader begins, and...