Tribunal rules it is competent to decide on claims deriving from leases
Malcolm Mifsud
A Small Claims Tribunal presided by Dr Censu Galea, in Anthony and Mary Dolores Montebello -v- Falk Lindner and Jaynell Lindner, held on 17 February that it was competent to...
What's your problem?
Kevin-James Fenech
I think it was Einstein who said that if he only had one hour to save the world he would spend a staggering 55 minutes defining the problem and only five minutes to finding the...
Erdogan needs a spasm of lucidity
Alon Ben-Meir

Turkey’s Islamization under Erdogan and his deliberate compromising of Turkey’s democratic principles by jailing journalists without trial, point...

Turkey’s Islamization under Erdogan and his...

Debtor will have to pay interest and judicial costs
Malcolm Mifsud

If a debtor does not show that there was a valid reason not to pay a debt, then...

If a debtor does not show that there was a valid reason not...

Something’s got to give
Raphael Vassallo

A lot of Scots – certainly the majority who voted for the SNP at the last election – are unhappy with the same status quo, and want it changed......

A lot of Scots – certainly the majority who voted for...

Raise transport subsidies, not fares

While Arriva did bring about positive improvements as regards pricing and greater discipline among drivers, it failed on the more basic aim of providing access...

While Arriva did bring about positive improvements as...

Lobbying must become transparent and regularised
Andrew Azzopardi

We need to do all that is possible to avoid having our social policy stained by...

We need to do all that is possible to avoid having our...

Subsidy is not a dirty word
James Debono

The Chamber of Commerce would rather have society subsidise the energy bills of its members, than invest in a public transport system for all.

The Chamber of Commerce would rather have society subsidise...

2,283 reasons for co-education
Evarist Bartolo

The real pity is that co-education hasn’t been done before now. Malta is among the last countries in the world to change this on a state level; in the...

The real pity is that co-education hasn’t been done...

Labour’s laissez-faire hits home with law-abiding citizens
Frank Psaila

The idea that anything goes, and that this country should spiral into a free...

The idea that anything goes, and that this country should...

Cruelty – the dark side of humanity
Michael Falzon

What is interesting is that religion and religious differences have always been used as a justification for cruelty, even though most religions preach love and...

What is interesting is that religion and religious...

Letters: 7th September 2014
What the flamingo…?
Raphael Vassallo

The autumn hunting season opened last Monday, and there has been the usual barrage of reports of illegal hunting since then.

The autumn hunting season opened last Monday, and there has...

The controversy that won’t go away

If the contracts were drawn up correctly, responsibility should be shouldered by the periti who certified the works and by contractors who should pay for any...

If the contracts were drawn up correctly, responsibility...

Missing the wood for the trees

Former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter’s arraignment on misuse of the company credit card is a separate issue which takes us no nearer or further from the...

Former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter’s arraignment...

Cartoon: 7 September 2014
The diesel debate
Leo Brincat

In spite of the tougher European rules, diesel vehicles are now being perceived as being far more polluting even than petrol itself.

In spite of the tougher European rules, diesel vehicles are...

Weaving Gozo’s threads of independence

By Anton Refalo

By Anton Refalo

Get on the bus
Josanne Cassar

It remains to be seen whether the ALESA takeover of our transport system will finally drag Malta into the much-needed culture of using public transport.

It remains to be seen whether the ALESA takeover of our...

Schools: Beyond the buildings
Evarist Bartolo

Building new schools is important, but so is a maintenance and refurbishment programme for existing schools.

Building new schools is important, but so is a maintenance...