The fridge-magnet mentality
Michael Falzon
The way the Castille lighting was installed is not just another problem: it is a symptom of a malaise that has overtaken the decision making process within the government
The President’s new clothes…
Raphael Vassallo
They are merely the heads of government in Commonwealth countries. No one else in the rest of the world is paying the remotest attention to anything they do or say… still...
The numbers game Muscat must reckon with
Josanne Cassar

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the people, he should not be too surprised by the election results come 2018. No one is there forever, no one...

If Muscat keeps ignoring the mutinous rumbling of the...

Cartoon: 21 June 2015

Junior minister’s ‘orgasm’ reply in PQ time causes outrage in the House

Junior minister’s ‘orgasm’ reply in PQ...

Zonqor: SMEs vs megacompanies
Ralph Cassar

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager, and Evarist Bartolo speaks of the so-called university as if it is a public service. Smart City is...

Leo Brincat speaks as if Sadeen’s marketing manager,...

Court refuses to invert the order of production of evidence in legal title claim on property
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request made by a plaintiff to allow the defendant to produce the evidence first. This was decided in a partial...

The First Hall of the Civil Court turned down a request...

Cartoon: 17 June 2015

Shadow finance minister's Google Group had not privacy settings on the exchange of emails with his advisors

Shadow finance minister's Google Group had not privacy...

Dealing with bias in business decisions
Kevin-James Fenech

The truth is that everyone is prone to cognitive biases and from time to time we all do irrational things.

The truth is that everyone is prone to cognitive biases and...

An environmental rebirth

It would seem that an unintended consequence of the Zonqor controversy was to place the environment back at the forefront of the national agenda

It would seem that an unintended consequence of the Zonqor...

This is 2015, not 1981…
Raphael Vassallo

Does it actually serve the PN’s own interest to sustain this improbable tempo of activity for the next three years? 

Does it actually serve the PN’s own interest to...

Defend the environment, reclaim the future
Jurgen Balzan

Saturday’s national protest must send a strong message that the...

Saturday’s national protest must send a strong...

Childhood obesity: a critical Maltese health issue
Evarist Bartolo

This government believes that identifying problems is not enough, seeking...

This government believes that identifying problems is not...

Breaking the taboo
Frank Psaila

Our language is loaded with stigma when referring to people with mental health problems – using words like mignun, jekk jarawh barra jigbruh, spissjat,...

Our language is loaded with stigma when referring to people...

Political responsibility must be shouldered

As long as the party funding remains unregulated at law, one can only expect...

As long as the party funding remains unregulated at law,...

Age of Consent: The Evil Abortion Conspiracy…
Raphael Vassallo

In the present climate, any member of parliament who even broaches the idea of...

In the present climate, any member of parliament who even...

Letters: 15 June 2015
Why we should all protest to save Zonqor
James Debono

A huge turnout in next Saturday’s national protest is not only crucial to save Zonqor Point from development but also to stop government from considering...

A huge turnout in next Saturday’s national protest is...

This is a country of Gaffarenas
Saviour Balzan

The Gaffarenas, it has been suggested, are no different to other land speculators and businessmen. They believe that they should act and then answer questions...

The Gaffarenas, it has been suggested, are no different to...

We’re going nowhere, fast
Josanne Cassar

On Malta’s roads, driving too fast is a death wish.  

On Malta’s roads, driving too fast is a death wish....

Too many coincidences

Whatever the surname, people are justified in questioning whether it was a ‘lucky coincidence’ that led to the acquisition of a property so close...

Whatever the surname, people are justified in questioning...