Ghosts from the past
Saviour Balzan
It may have been music to his loyal sycophants but not to the vast majority of those who worked with him or close to him or orbited in his political world or experienced his...
A one-man civic education campaign
Josanne Cassar
Whereas when it comes to politics there is a general air of hopeless defeatism, when it comes to the deterioration of their own neighbourhoods everyone becomes very vocal and...
Cartoon: 23 July 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Power outages: Miriam Dalli must step up

Leaving people for 12 hours or more without electricity in this heatwave is already atrocious enough; the least people expect is information on what happened...

Leaving people for 12 hours or more without electricity in...

Look how successful I am! | Daniel Xerri

If such personifications of the ‘I don’t give a f*ck about the law’ attitude are allowed to continue roaming the streets, persist with...

If such personifications of the ‘I don’t give a...

Time-lapse intervention
Julia Farrugia

It’s been an emotional journey for me. Getting Cabinet approval for the Maltese Thalidomide survivors is yet another much-needed social intervention, in...

It’s been an emotional journey for me. Getting...

Abuse in sports silences our champions | Chris Bonett

It is clear that the problem of abuse in sport is real, but pan-European action...

It is clear that the problem of abuse in sport is real, but...

Whose side is the Film Commission on, anyway? ‘Commodus’, or ‘Maximus Decimus Meridius’?
Raphael Vassallo

Above all, however, one would expect the Malta Film Commission to also wade directly into the issue at hand... by telling us, for instance, where it actually...

Above all, however, one would expect the Malta Film...

Magnanimity comes in short supply

Hopefully, Jean Paul Sofia’s death would have served a purpose – the least the family could expect in these circumstances

Hopefully, Jean Paul Sofia’s death would have served...

I'm tired of kids hogging all the attention. Let adults be adults

No. 200 - Do It For The Kids

No. 200 - Do It For The Kids

The mother of all PR disasters...
Raphael Vassallo

Robert Abela should really have had enough political acumen, of his own, to pre-emptively guage how the public would react to his decisions

Robert Abela should really have had enough political...

Populism on the decline
Michael Falzon

With Labour’s populist cry on the decline and with the average voter being more dissatisfied with the current administration as time goes on, the PN...

With Labour’s populist cry on the decline and with...

When a Prime Minister fails to ‘read the room’
Josanne Cassar

The more Robert Abela vehemently claimed that he has nothing to hide and that...

The more Robert Abela vehemently claimed that he has...

The determination of a grieving mother
Saviour Balzan

The single-handed campaign of one grieving mother has stalled Robert Abela’s ascendancy 

The single-handed campaign of one grieving mother has...

The revival of a company is done for exceptional reasons
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court will revive a company which would have been struck off within five...

The Court will revive a company which would have been...

Lack of legal assistance does not render a violation of the right to a fair hearing when statements are made voluntarily outside pre-trial stage

The right to a fair hearing, as guaranteed by Article 39 of the Maltese Constitution and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, necessitates...

The right to a fair hearing, as guaranteed by Article 39 of...

Cartoon: 16 July 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The wrong side of history

It is a shame that instead of standing on the right side of history, Robert Abela has turned his back to the genuine pleas of two hurt parents and thousands of...

It is a shame that instead of standing on the right side of...

Youth: Caricatured as the blame and the solution | Valerie Visanich

There has been an increase in the tone of voice of discontent amongst youth on...

There has been an increase in the tone of voice of...

Fingerprints alone may be sufficient for an accused to be found guilty of theft
Malcolm Mifsud

There is no need of other circumstantial evidence, if fingerprints are found, in order to convict a suspect of theft

There is no need of other circumstantial evidence, if...