30 years ago: Pjazza Tlieta, homosexuality and I | Joseph Carmel Chetcuti
Lawyers in Malta are as ‘respectable’ as they are loud, and, as respectable people go, there wasn’t a single homosexual lawyer with the courage to come out...
Alexei Navalny: ‘…it means we are incredibly strong’
It is disheartening to see a vociferous critic like Navalny being eliminated. It is frustrating to see any outward sympathy towards Navalny’s memory expressed in flowers,...
Staying vibrant and relevant for the next five years | Charles Deguara

The NAO’s strategic goals are structured around the need to strengthen its institutional capacity, enhancing audit impact, improving stakeholder...

The NAO’s strategic goals are structured around the...

Ten green bottles
Michael Falzon

So, the mystery behind Farrugia’s dismissal will not be easily solved

So, the mystery behind Farrugia’s dismissal will not...

What's really happening in the education sector?
Josanne Cassar

Devaluating and diminishing the role of teachers will only have a domino effect...

Devaluating and diminishing the role of teachers will only...

Lifting a middle finger to Steward
Saviour Balzan

Then and now MaltaToday was highly critical of the deal with Steward and before that Vitals, where Ernst also had the role of CEO

Then and now MaltaToday was highly critical of the deal...

Cartoon: 14 January

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Allowing the pigs back at the trough

Unfortunately, Abela’s zeal to make a clean break with the toxic legacy of Muscat’s administration has now been compromised. It appears he will no...

Unfortunately, Abela’s zeal to make a clean break...

Pope Francis steering AI towards a more humane future | Alexiei Dingli

As we journey through the challenges of the digital age, Pope Francis's insights offer a moral compass, reminding us to use technology not merely for...

As we journey through the challenges of the digital age,...

Regulating temping agencies
Mark Said

Even before introducing new legislation governing the operation of private employment agencies, the government should be required to develop a monitoring and...

Even before introducing new legislation governing the...

Contractor must charge at rates listed in quotation
Malcolm Mifsud

A contractor cannot inflate the price of extra works, if the parties had agreed...

A contractor cannot inflate the price of extra works, if...

Dual-language books as a tool to disseminate information
Laura Calleja

Despite English being commonly spoken by Maltese, there is still deep-rooted...

Despite English being commonly spoken by Maltese, there is...

After shaking the team, a mentality change

Robert Abela wanted to pre-empt events to try and determine the outcome of the...

Robert Abela wanted to pre-empt events to try and determine...

Prying into public-private lives
Mark Said

The democratic function of the press falters when trivial details about the lives of politicians consume all the resources of our finite attention economy

The democratic function of the press falters when trivial...

Paceville bouncers were supposed to have been ‘regulated’. What happened?
Raphael Vassallo

Clearly, there has been an intensification of the street-crime associated with Paceville, over the years: both in terms of numbers, and also the severity of...

Clearly, there has been an intensification of the...

Restoring Selmun Palace
Michael Falzon

If the Palace needs a hotel or some other commercial venture to be maintained, it should be designed with taste and with the full awareness of the status of...

If the Palace needs a hotel or some other commercial...

People beg for donations while public money is squandered
Josanne Cassar

When one is hit like a bolt of lightning out of the blue by a health issue...

When one is hit like a bolt of lightning out of the blue by...

Cartoon: 7 January 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Making vocational education a worthy career choice

What is needed is a re-think at secondary school level with the creation of a...

What is needed is a re-think at secondary school level with...

The case for a judiciary ombudsman
Mark Said

Yes, there is a dire need for an Office of the Judiciary Ombudsman with four unique characteristics: neutrality, confidentiality, independence and sufficient...

Yes, there is a dire need for an Office of the Judiciary...