The call of the wild
Raphael Vassallo
I sincerely believe that spring hunting is a perversion of the natural order which has caused untold damage to Malta’s wildlife over the years. 
Letters: 5 April 2015
Why Malta needs the Fourth Estate

The electoral result we saw in March 2013 was itself confirmation that the electorate had rejected that government over those issues. But this doesn’t...

The electoral result we saw in March 2013 was itself...

Letters: 26 October 2014
Cartoon: 26 October 2014
Rewind back to 1987
Saviour Balzan

Fast forward to 2014 and the PN is tasting some of its own medicine.  History not only repeats itself, it replicates itself

Fast forward to 2014 and the PN is tasting some of its own...

A party pulled in different directions
Josanne Cassar

It is no wonder that the party’s leadership looks and sounds as if it is being pulled in two opposite directions at once – because it is.

It is no wonder that the party’s leadership looks and...

Damages awarded following eviction
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court awarded damages to the owners of rural land and a farmhouse following the eviction of the occupiers of the land. 

The First Hall of the Civil Court awarded damages to the...

Little transparency about our energy roadshow
Michael Briguglio

Labour’s policies – often characterized by conflicting promises -...

Labour’s policies – often characterized by...

Welcome to the bullshit factory…
Raphael Vassallo

The same Muscat who now gives Armier boathouse owners a 30-day deadline to regularise their position has simply ignored the fact that his own party has...

The same Muscat who now gives Armier boathouse owners a...

More questions than answers

We are still in the dark as to the revised timeframes for the completion of the gas-fired station. 

We are still in the dark as to the revised timeframes...

Cartoon: 22 October 2014
The Euro-China connection
Evarist Bartolo

Malta cannot sit and watch the world go by. The government is actively following up all leads and we know that there are various sectors that could be...

Malta cannot sit and watch the world go by. The government...

Simon Busuttil needs to be bolder and more forceful
Frank Psaila

Muscat is fast earning the reputation that he over-promises and under-delivers...

Muscat is fast earning the reputation that he over-promises...

Not so smart a decision on Armier shacks
Michael Falzon

When I tried to do something about the sore, I was left to burn my fingers alone. Perhaps I was naïve, but the truth is that I was slowly learning that...

When I tried to do something about the sore, I was left to...

A risky and unnecessary gamble

It is as though the present administration wants to reassure its European counterparts that it intends to take its wildlife commitments seriously, while at the...

It is as though the present administration wants to...

Heard the one about the parliamentary secretary for animal rights?
Raphael Vassallo

The European Wild Birds Directive does not permit trapping of wild finches at...

The European Wild Birds Directive does not permit trapping...

Cartoon: 19 October 2014
Letters: 19 October 2014
Time to shed this collective insecurity complex
Josanne Cassar

Our national insecurity complex constantly craves approval from...

Our national insecurity complex constantly craves approval...