An uneasy migration pact
Admittedly, defining a common action plan is not easy. For the time being the proposed migration pact is the best shot at adopting a common front although it requires more human...
I did not report artists to the police for ‘mere jokes’ | Gordon Manché
‘I have been accused of being a ‘menace’ to freedom of speech by individuals who themselves hold a clear agenda to silence true freedom of speech!’
Court may suspend proceedings if Court of Appeal is to decide on the same merits in another case
Malcolm Mifsud

If the same parties to a case, are before the Court of Appeal, then the Court of first instance of another case which is identical, may be suspended in order...

If the same parties to a case, are before the Court of...

‘Make it look like an accident...’
Raphael Vassallo

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold billions in tax-payers’ money, over the course of a decade, on various ‘consultancies’...

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold...

Time to reclaim our roads from reckless drivers

The fact that our roads are becoming more dangerous, especially for...

The fact that our roads are becoming more dangerous,...

Malta should get into the habit of thinking about itself as part of a global village more often

No. 190 - Bye Covid, Hello Charles

No. 190 - Bye Covid, Hello Charles

‘Malta first and foremost’, my foot...
Raphael Vassallo

The immediate difference this underscores is that both Eddie and Mintoff had a...

The immediate difference this underscores is that both...

Malta is an animal farm
Michael Falzon

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of those who think they belong to a class that makes them a cut above everybody else

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of...

No, Mr defence lawyer. It does not matter what she was wearing
Josanne Cassar

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking a victim what she...

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking...

Best in the world, just worse than Congo and Montenegro...
Saviour Balzan

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider press freedom rankings,...

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider...

Cartoon: 7 May 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

A time for reflection

If there are Islamic extremists among us preying on the vulnerabilities of young people, the intelligence services must sharpen their focus and become more...

If there are Islamic extremists among us preying on the...

Dealing with world population concerns | Christian Colombo, Joanna Onions

Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or baby-producing machines, to somehow be controlled in one direction or the other, let’s take a humanist...

Rather than seeing people only as numbers, or...

Affordable housing: translating words into action

Building or acquiring a stock of housing units to be offered at below market...

Building or acquiring a stock of housing units to be...

Abolish political parties and let us decide which of the construction magnates to elect as Supreme Leader of the Archipelago
Lack of evidence pushes the Immigration Appeals Board to revoke a return decision, removal order and entry ban
Malcolm Mifsud

Lack of evidence pushes the Immigration Appeals Board to revoke a return decision, removal order and entry ban given by the Principal Immigration Officer

Lack of evidence pushes the Immigration Appeals Board to...

We can’t expect Gozo to remain a ‘virgin’, while we continue raping her sister-island
Raphael Vassallo

Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as we, here in Malta, entreat the Gozitans to ‘respect their own...

Yes, Gozitans are quite right to feel aggrieved... even as...

The inflation ogre
Michael Falzon

Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular individuals knows no bounds - even when it is at the expense of the common man

Sometimes the governments’ generosity with particular...

Welcome, welcome to Malta’s justice system
Saviour Balzan

It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice is not meted out in...

It is a cruel world, made all the more cruel when justice...

Cartoon: 30 April 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea