[WATCH] People should vote for parties, not candidates
Saviour Balzan
Saviour Balzan calls for a change in Malta's electoral system, so as to stop candidates seeking favour from people like the Gaffarena family. 
Smoking an electronic cigarette in an enclosed area is not against the law
India’s agenda for change
Leo Brincat

Obviously with such a daunting agenda one can understand why India, like China, would like to see an agreement that takes into account their aspirations and...

Obviously with such a daunting agenda one can understand...

When illegal becomes legal
Ryan Callus

I have no difficulty in admitting that under the previous administration, MEPA had become too rigid in its decisions and impractical in others, but it now...

I have no difficulty in admitting that under the previous...

Cartoon: 18 February 2015
Shooting the messenger is not an option

In January 2013, MaltaToday published a cache of emails which revealed how former MOBC chief Frank Sammut had received a bribe from oil giant Trafigura in 2003...

In January 2013, MaltaToday published a cache of emails...

The cost of ‘culture’
Raphael Vassallo

Aesthetics are not, and should not be the only consideration when redeveloping public space. There is also the question of impact on the surrounding...

Aesthetics are not, and should not be the only...

The great altruists
Saviour Balzan

The oil scandal, when it is finally exposed for what it is, will show that corruption is pervasive here, and the Maltese live on a culture of promulgating...

The oil scandal, when it is finally exposed for what it is,...

It’s the working class that needs free public space and Piano’s garden
James Debono

The monti issue is simple enough: an arrogant lobby has used electoral blackmail to occupy valuable space at the expense of the rest of the community, which...

The monti issue is simple enough: an arrogant lobby has...

Letters: 15 February 2015
Some common sense on education at last
Josanne Cassar

The Alternative Learning Programme has taken the bull by the horns: rather than trying to make kids fit into our one-size-fits all system, they  changed...

The Alternative Learning Programme has taken the bull by...

Cartoon: 15 February 2015
It’s about more than two seats

The way the discussion has since developed indicates that we are very far from solving the underlying systemic problems that make our cumbersome electoral...

The way the discussion has since developed indicates that...

Court divides price of ship among creditors
Malcolm Mifsud

Mr Justice Joseph Azzopardi, in the case Dr Kris Borg -v- Piraeus Bank AE et on...

Mr Justice Joseph Azzopardi, in the case Dr Kris Borg -v-...

Why CEOs should read books
Kevin-James Fenech

According to experts the reading of (proper) books leads to something known as ‘deep reading’, which you don’t experience when reading emails...

According to experts the reading of (proper) books leads to...

Cartoon: 11 February 2015
Dishonesty is too kind a word for you, Dr Gonzi
Saviour Balzan

Quizzed by the public accounts committee, he stated that his so-called...

Quizzed by the public accounts committee, he stated that...

Souls for sale (two for the price of one)
Raphael Vassallo

The Valletta market stalls may well cheapen a (very expensive) House of...

The Valletta market stalls may well cheapen a (very...

Education for all – is it an elusive dream?
Evarist Bartolo

We must work hard to reduce the dropout and early school leavers rate and...

We must work hard to reduce the dropout and early school...

Muscat’s ‘Mr Invincible’ attitude
Frank Psaila

The Court’s decision to allot two seats does not change the fact that the PN got a serious drubbing at the polls in 2013

The Court’s decision to allot two seats does not...