Too hot to handle
Josanne Cassar
Watching Junior Eurovision has once again raised my suspicion of something that has been happening for several years now all around us, the early sexualization of girls.
Cartoon: 12 July 2015
Countdown to EU negotiations on a new Greek bailout... will Germany force the Greeks out of the eurozone?
Letters: 28 January 2015
Cartoon: 28 January 2015

Mark Scicluna imagines the first meeting between Greek anti-austerity prime minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Markel

Mark Scicluna imagines the first meeting between Greek...

Walking the talk
Evarist Bartolo

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its bilingualism and it is clear that the local community has an important role in the educational experience of...

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its...

The PN’s problem: easy to state, hard but not impossible to solve
Frank Psaila

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible attitude towards...

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible...

Stopping the rot

At this point, we must either resign ourselves to powerlessness in the face of an unsavoury culture that infects various strata of society… or we must...

At this point, we must either resign ourselves to...

Simon’s choice on hunting
Michael Falzon

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next general election, bird hunting will no longer be an electoral issue for the first time in over 20 years...

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next...

It’s about wildlife conservation, not satisfying a primal instinct
Raphael Vassallo

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn season is so paltry...

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn...

Letters: 25 January 2015
A referendum’s gamble
John Baldacchino

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that this referendum is simply about hunting rights or the protection of migrating birds. 

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that...

Cartoon: 25 January 2015

New email revelations on George Farrugia now force a reconsideration of what information pardoned oil trader has been keeping secret

New email revelations on George Farrugia now force a...

A salutary lesson in people power
Josanne Cassar

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever change, and those who take heartless bureaucratic decisions which affect people’s lives will...

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever...

Court sticks to tenant’s and landlord’s initial intentions
Malcolm Mifsud

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff in the First Hall of the Civil Courts, decided on...

Mr Justice Lawrence Mintoff in the First Hall of the Civil...

Joseph’s transparency problem
James Debono

Government has presented a vague 15-page agreement with Shanghai Electric Power, which leaves the country in the dark about sovereignty issues,

Government has presented a vague 15-page agreement with...

'Begging your pardon'

As many had long suspected, the fuel procurement scandal revealed the existence of a deep-rooted culture of ‘give and take’ that pervaded parts of...

As many had long suspected, the fuel procurement scandal...

Chronicle of a disaster foretold
Raphael Vassallo

You could almost say that both Muscat and Busuttil are unhappy about this situation for another reason: they are unenthused by the prospect of a decision being...

You could almost say that both Muscat and Busuttil are...

Cartoon: 21 January 2015
New relationships planned between companies and schools
Evarist Bartolo

The Ministry for Education and Employment, together with the social partners,...

The Ministry for Education and Employment, together with...

Hunger in the year of sustainable development
Leo Brincat

There is no doubt that apart from making a mockery of the whole notion of...

There is no doubt that apart from making a mockery of the...