A €130 million plan to enhance connectivity for Gozo | Mario Borg
 This investment amounts to €130 million. A significant figure, especially when considering the fast ferry service carried over 1 million passengers the last year
Heritage that lives, breathes, and belongs to us all | Noel Zammit
At its core, the 2026 calendar is an invitation to participate, reflect, and experience heritage
Oh, Harry! Lessons learned, where we went wrong, what we got right
Josanne Cassar

What did not make sense to me and most people were the mixed messages: Children...

What did not make sense to me and most people were the...

Historic EU-India agreement shows a different way is possible
Ursula von der Leyen

By concluding landmark agreements in trade and security, the EU and India are...

By concluding landmark agreements in trade and security,...

Beyond the numbers… the winner is!
Saviour Balzan

If there is a segment of people who need to be addressed, it is the group that is arguing that they will not vote. This group is sending a message. The message...

If there is a segment of people who need to be addressed,...

A secure and prepared Malta | Byron Camilleri

The storm met public service workers, alongside private sector employees, who...

The storm met public service workers, alongside private...

Cartoon: 25 January 2026

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Davos and the theatre of global leadership
JP Fabri

This is why the European contribution matters, but also why it feels incomplete.

This is why the European contribution matters, but also why...

Harry’s warning, breakwaters and coastal defences

A small island is even more vulnerable to the impact of these natural...

A small island is even more vulnerable to the impact of...

Storm Harry’s aftermath: The wildlife toll we are overlooking

How was Malta’s wildlife impacted as Storm Harry swept Malta during the...

How was Malta’s wildlife impacted as Storm Harry...

A judiciary under attack
Mark Said

If judges and magistrates can’t speak for themselves, who should speak in their defence and in defence of the judicial system?

If judges and magistrates can’t speak for themselves,...

Whether accused received fair trial or not depends on whole criminal process
Malcolm Mifsud

The concept of overall fairness is applicable in Malta to see whether there was a breach of the right to a fair hearing.

The concept of overall fairness is applicable in Malta to...

Parents and persons with disabilities should not be ignored | Marthese Mugliette

 Parents must be encouraged to speak up when issues arise; otherwise, nothing will change. Authorities must listen, understand, and act

 Parents must be encouraged to speak up when issues...

Europe’s competitiveness at a crossroads: Power, principles, and pragmatism

If Europe fails to adapt, it risks becoming a rule-maker without rule-takers. But if it succeeds, it may yet prove that competitiveness and values are not...

If Europe fails to adapt, it risks becoming a rule-maker...

When charity becomes a spectacle: Rethinking Malta’s model of solidarity
Andrew Azzopardi

If dignity truly matters, Malta’s charity models must change. And if social leadership exists, now is the moment for it to show itself

If dignity truly matters, Malta’s charity models must...

Yes, prices have gone up, but buying your own home has always involved sacrifice
Josanne Cassar

If couples in the past lived a simpler life and had to make sacrifices in order to finally be able to afford “il-post” then in reality that has not...

If couples in the past lived a simpler life and had to make...

Who is it going to be?
Saviour Balzan

If accepted by the PN she should serve eight years, giving her enough time to change things

If accepted by the PN she should serve eight years, giving...

The pension reality we need to face
JP Fabri

Foreign workers did not create the pension challenge. They alleviated it. The real risk lies in treating migration as a substitute for reform rather than a...

Foreign workers did not create the pension challenge. They...

Why not a fixed election date

This speculation may make for interesting dinner or wedding conversations. It may provoke analytical news features that try to interpret and...

This speculation may make for interesting...

Right to develop airspace vs rights of owners of underlying tenements | Andrew Drago

A recent Court of Appeal judgment clarifies the limits of an airspace owner’s right to build where underlying apartment owners enjoy rights over the roof

A recent Court of Appeal judgment clarifies the limits of...