Solitary confinement in the 21st century? Seriously?

Raphael Vassallo

For better or worse, the use of ‘correctional facility’ to describe Corradino prison indicates that at some level, our country is cognisant of the need to appear less...

Do refugees have a 'right' to hospitality?

The Conversation

To humanely respond to today’s “crisis” we need to understand and implement in political discourse – as we have in economic discourse – the...

Welcome to concrete Malta!

Leo Brincat

On the American University issue, the key question posed by some who were sceptical about the whole idea was whether it makes sense to have an online...

On the American University issue, the key question posed by...

Ryan Callus

The national interest cannot be served by destroying a substantial natural area, designated as a natural park, for the benefit of some foreign investor

The national interest cannot be served by destroying a...

Evarist Bartolo

An international benchmark of proficiency levels of English in Malta will enable comparisons with other Commonwealth countries

An international benchmark of proficiency levels of English...

When still in opposition, the Labour Party had insisted – not without good reason – on a revised code which ironed out all the loopholes and...

When still in opposition, the Labour Party had insisted...

‘Charlie Charlie’ and the shock-and-horror factory

Raphael Vassallo

‘Charlie Charlie’ is the stuff of chocolate factories, for crying...

‘Charlie Charlie’ is the stuff of chocolate...

[WATCH] Police must investigate Gaffarena deal

Saviour Balzan

‘Impossible to believe that lands identified in Gaffarena expropriation...

‘Impossible to believe that lands identified in...

Saviour Balzan

The only people paying dearly for the Gaffarena and Mater Dei scandals are those who had nothing to do with the scandals – the ones who pay their taxes...

The only people paying dearly for the Gaffarena and Mater...

Josanne Cassar

It is about time more of us demand higher standards from those who offer some kind of service, and actively seek out those who are properly qualified in what...

It is about time more of us demand higher standards from...

Michelle Muscat will be swimming the Gozo Channel for charity...

Michelle Muscat will be swimming the Gozo Channel for...

Subsidiaries awarded by authorities are not economic activities in terms of competition rules

Malcolm Mifsud

The Competition and Consumer Appeal Tribunal presided by Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti held in a judgement on 19 May, 2015 that subsidiaries given by public...

The Competition and Consumer Appeal Tribunal presided by Mr...

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Saviour Balzan

Malcolm Mifsud

Labour backbencher Marlene Farrugia's opposition to the Zonqor project has also seen her partner Godfrey Farrugia, the Labour whip, join her.

Labour backbencher Marlene Farrugia's opposition to the...

As is only to be expected, the results have already been spun into political arguments by either side.

As is only to be expected, the results have already been...

Raphael Vassallo

Not content with performing vanishing tricks on such things as ‘accountability’, ‘political responsibility’ and so on… the...

Not content with performing vanishing tricks on such things...

I don’t want to live in a Dubai in the Mediterranean

Jurgen Balzan

A few months ago Zonqor Point in Marsaskala was inadequate for a hotel but it...

A few months ago Zonqor Point in Marsaskala was inadequate...

Kevin-James Fenech

I cringe with embarrassment as I watch Sepp Blatter declare to the rest of world that he wants to clean things up at FIFA, as if he wasn’t the...

I cringe with embarrassment as I watch Sepp Blatter...

Evarist Bartolo

Malta’s labour market would further benefit from a re-birth of a fresh, client-friendly national employment specialist service agency remodelled from the...

Malta’s labour market would further benefit from a...