Will we learn from past mistakes at Paris COP21?
Leo Brincat
If this will be purely down to rhetoric or not is something that can be figured out only during the coming week, when the glitz of the punchy speeches abates
Marlene, Helena and Joe
Michael Falzon
Marlene decided to resign from the Labour Party and there was a reaction from her erstwhile colleagues.
Letters: 28 June 2015
A true Maltese passes away
Saviour Balzan

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist; not only did he study Maltese society, he also had a high esteem for Malta and the Maltese. 

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist;...

In our demand for more, are we losing ourselves?
Josanne Cassar

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace of wanting everything...

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace...

A jactitation suit cannot be instituted when the claim by the defendant is brought about by the provocative actions of the plaintiff

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice Jacqueline Padovani Grima held in a judgment on 15 June, 2015 that a jactication suit in terms of Article 403...

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice...

Government must prove it listens

Perhaps we have become so inured to empty catchphrases that we no longer even expect incoming governments to actually stand by their electoral promises.

Perhaps we have become so inured to empty catchphrases...

The end of democracy
Raphael Vassallo

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that introduced us all to the concept of democracy, should also be the one to show us exactly where it all ends.

It is, I suppose, fitting that the same country that...

A day for the police
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s video blog

Saviour Balzan’s video blog

Cartoon: 24 June 2015

Time running out for Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and his finance minister Yanis Varoufakis

Time running out for Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras...

Towards a brighter future
Evarist Bartolo

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students and a further 4,000 following a course on a part-time basis.

For this academic year MCAST has 6,500 full time students...

Creating new natural parks, while destroying Zonqor
Ryan Callus

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new natural parks, when...

How credible is this government in seeking to designate new...

Past transgressions cannot be forgotten
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and credibility are also important when it comes to people posturing on the environmental front’

Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: ‘Consistency and...

The real absolutism in the Zonqor saga
James Debono

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle ground, but the absolutism in the Zonqor saga comes from those who persist on ODZ development, not...

Muscat is a tactician who knows how to pander to the middle...

The thin red lines

The overwhelming impression is that the entire island is turning into one continuous building site.

The overwhelming impression is that the entire island is...

Where is Renzo Piano when you need him?
Raphael Vassallo

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your ugly concrete structure and the rest of the country gets a proud new meaningless architectural...

It's a win-win situation - You get to keep your...

Letters: 21 June 2015
Letters: 21 June 2015
More than just an opinion
Saviour Balzan

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it is that memories are short and politicians lack the resolve to take quick decisions. 

If the Gaffarena saga tells us anything about politics, it...

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...