Transparency was an electoral promise, too
Such was Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s confidence before the election that he even said he would resign if the original target was not met. Those words must be rushing back...
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
In Malta, as a citizen of the world
Farah Abdi

In Libya, human rights violations were the order of the day.

In Libya, human rights violations were the order of the day.

Civil Unions: A historic moment
Michael Briguglio

The introduction of civil unions is a historic moment in terms of social justice and equality

The introduction of civil unions is a historic moment in...

Letters: 13th April 2014
Cartoon 13 April 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Anything goes
Saviour Balzan

In the past, anyone who had a relationship with Zaren Vassallo was cut to pieces by the Labour opposition. Now the Nationalist opposition refuses to question...

In the past, anyone who had a relationship with Zaren...

We cannot always be happy
Josanne Cassar

Can adults and their kids rediscover the pleasure of being 'just fine' in life and learn that losing is also OK?

Can adults and their kids rediscover the pleasure of being...

No, you May not…
Raphael Vassallo

Foreigners be warned. The only thing we want to hear about your stay is the chink of euro coins landing in a cash register. As for your opinions about this...

Foreigners be warned. The only thing we want to hear about...

Public transport subsidies have to increase
James Debono

The Nationalist opposition is wrong in criticising the government for forking...

The Nationalist opposition is wrong in criticising the...

Letters: 6th April 2014
Letters: 30th March
To stream or not to stream

If recent history has taught us anything at all about the education sector, it is that it does not take too kindly to sudden jolts.

If recent history has taught us anything at all about the...

Cartoon 9 April 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Setting the stage for tomorrow’s world
Evarist Bartolo

Following 12 months of preparation, we launched the free childcare services and the breakfast club in all primary schools this week, in yet another important...

Following 12 months of preparation, we launched the free...

A whistle-less whistleblower
Kevin Aquilina

Although the Protection of the Whistleblower Act is a feather in the cap of democracy, it still contains certain provisions that discourage the mass media from...

Although the Protection of the Whistleblower Act is a...

God’s will be done, if and when it suits us
Raphael Vassallo

It never ceases to amaze me how many people in this country – and...

It never ceases to amaze me how many people in this country...

Cartoon 6 April 2014

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

One big deal – or is it just a reshuffle?
Michael Falzon

Muscat's big mistake was to announce a reshuffle some three weeks before he...

Muscat's big mistake was to announce a reshuffle some...

A ticket to run away from home
Farah Abdi

The cheapest round-trip airline ticket from Nairobi to London is $565 (€412). What in the world would force people like myself to spend thousands of...

The cheapest round-trip airline ticket from Nairobi to...