Cartoon: 23 November 2014
New Planning Tribunal should have given opportunity to all parties to present evidence
Malcolm Mifsud
The Court of Appeal ruled on 12 November, 2014 in Joseph Xuereb -v- MEPA, that a letter challenging a stop notice was in fact an appeal in terms of the authority’s...
A boring, repetitive campaign
James Debono

The campaign for MEP elections was repetitive, boring and based on the short-term interests of party leaders.

The campaign for MEP elections was repetitive, boring and...

Losing the moral high ground
Michael Falzon

I do get the feeling that Muscat’s attempt at using the Engerer case in the way he did must have lost him more votes than he might have possibly won back.

I do get the feeling that Muscat’s attempt at using...

Vote for the Doughnut Man. Who else?
Raphael Vassallo

How much simpler, to use our vote to support those in life who tell us simple things we know to be true. Like how goddamn good their doughnuts are.

How much simpler, to use our vote to support those in life...

Cartoon 18 May 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Karaoke journalists and politicians
Letters: 18th May 2014
Letting things slide is not an option
Josanne Cassar

Labour was voted into power by the kind of majority Malta rarely sees, the kind of power that needs to be handled with extreme care and caution. But recent...

Labour was voted into power by the kind of majority Malta...

When an Opposition matters

By Ryan Callus

By Ryan Callus

Court allows correction of surname due to its complexity
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court, on 30 April 2014, allowed a father to have...

The First Hall of the Civil Court, on 30 April 2014,...

Shame on you, BA
Frank Psaila

Heads should roll at the BA over the Imperium Europa political spot for the European elections – but they won’t. This is European, progressive...

Heads should roll at the BA over the Imperium Europa...

In defence of parliamentary scrutiny
James Debono

The Opposition is right in calling for parliamentary scrutiny of the gas supply agreement with ElectroGas and the agreement with Henley on the Individual...

The Opposition is right in calling for parliamentary...

Offering real protection to the whistleblower

By Caroline Bencini

By Caroline Bencini

Curbing financial unaccountability
Kevin Aquilina

Recourse to direct orders and, worse still, abusing of the procedure, is nothing but an abuse of power

Recourse to direct orders and, worse still, abusing of the...

As China and the USA close in on each other

By Leo Brincat

By Leo Brincat

Not just a schlong contest after all...
Raphael Vassallo

Maltese Eurovision hopefuls: stop focusing on the beard, and start focusing your creative energies on creating something that truly gets everybody in Europe...

Maltese Eurovision hopefuls: stop focusing on the beard,...

Defending the indefensible

By disseminating private, compromising photos with a view to damaging the victim’s reputation – possibly even getting him fired – Cyrus...

By disseminating private, compromising photos with a view...

Lessons from the story of Cyrus
Carmen Sammut

In politics the sweet smell of revenge is almost always short-lived.

In politics the sweet smell of revenge is almost always...

Being inclusive
Evarist Bartolo