Imparting fundamental values to young people
Evarist Bartolo
The primary purpose of education is not only to develop knowledge, skills, competences and attitudes but it is there to embed fundamental values and to help our youngsters become...
It’s not just about birds
It is difficult to imagine a more direct challenge to the principles of democracy, than a threat to overturn a referendum result.
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...

How relevant is relevant?
Saviour Balzan

In our daily life, the influence of the Church has become more limited. Not only has it lost its authority, but it appears to have lost most of its...

In our daily life, the influence of the Church has become...

Malta-Italy: Aftermath of a (de)feat
Angelo Chetcuti

Making it to the top is hard. Football is no exception. Do we ever ask ourselves where should the money come from? The demand side of football is dwindling,...

Making it to the top is hard. Football is no exception. Do...

Court qualifies audited accounts
Malcolm Mifsud

The court ordered a company to pay its former pharmacist after it concluded that the audited accounts did not reflect the reality of what had actually taken...

The court ordered a company to pay its former pharmacist...

Transparency was an electoral promise, too

Such was Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s confidence before the election...

Such was Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s confidence...

It’s getting better all the time…
Raphael Vassallo

If that is the extent of the Ornis Committee’s expectations for a satisfactory hunting season, I shudder to think how it would rate a disastrous one

If that is the extent of the Ornis Committee’s...

Honesty is the best politics
Ryan Callus

Labour has been in government for a year-and-a-half. Eighteen months should have been ample time for Labour to finish off the Piano project... it is hard to...

Labour has been in government for a year-and-a-half....

Governing by listening… and by failing on spin
John Baldacchino

There are examples where Muscat decided to move beyond his preoccupation with...

There are examples where Muscat decided to move beyond his...

One campus for Gozo MCAST
Evarist Bartolo

MCAST training programmes delivered in Gozo will fulfil the same quality assurance standards that are applicable to the same programmes delivered at the MCAST...

MCAST training programmes delivered in Gozo will fulfil the...

Once upon a time...

By Brian Scicluna

By Brian Scicluna

Health reforms must be transparent

Concern has been expressed that the shift from public to private healthcare will be partly financed by taxpayers’ money

Concern has been expressed that the shift from public to...

The real threat to democracy
Raphael Vassallo

For the brainwashed party supporters the important thing is that ‘their’ party maintains power at all costs. So if it becomes necessary...

For the brainwashed party supporters the important thing is...

Energy: Time for full parliamentary scrutiny
James Debono

I do not expect the PM to resign over a misguided pre electoral PR move, which...

I do not expect the PM to resign over a misguided pre...

Cartoon: 12 October 2014

Chris Fearne announces tax rebates for private healthcare insurance: driving private sector growth or draining public funds for the wrong reasons?

Chris Fearne announces tax rebates for private healthcare...

Letters: 12 October 2014
Last man standing
Saviour Balzan

Dalli was not exactly Mr Darling, and in many ways his deportment does not help his plight... Nonetheless I cannot say that in this Island of ours there are...

Dalli was not exactly Mr Darling, and in many ways his...