Shock in the city
Saviour Balzan
The history of the Labour Party when it comes to ex-leaders taking on newly elected leaders is very well known, and Muscat knows it. No one is bigger than the party and its...
From compassion to action: A call for change in mental health | Steve Ellul
Stress management seminars, self-care initiatives, and preventive measures emerge as essential components of a resilient and thriving community, mirroring a broader shift in the...
The sleeping giant that roared
Evarist Bartolo

The truth is that China is an economic marvel and one of the success stories of the modern world, and its move towards free trade has been extremely...

The truth is that China is an economic marvel and one of...

Accepting helplessness... and doing something about it
Mark Camilleri Gambin

When it comes to mental health, we need to accept that there are conditions...

When it comes to mental health, we need to accept that...

Gifts to Labour supporters made mockery of meritocracy pledge
Michael Falzon

Our current economic wellbeing lures everybody to gloss over these problems,...

Our current economic wellbeing lures everybody to gloss...

Seven seconds in Sliema…
Raphael Vassallo

Things may have changed, but ‘domestic violence’, in Malta, still has an evident aura of ‘omertà’ about it. Our own story...

Things may have changed, but ‘domestic...

It is way too risky to legalise cannabis
Andrew Azzopardi

From where I stand the negative impact of this substance compared to the ‘benefits’ some might quote in legalising cannabis consumption are...

From where I stand the negative impact of this substance...

I have Methyl benzoate in my post… Help!
Saviour Balzan

Jason Azzopardi’s own political crusade never fails to entertain. Even...

Jason Azzopardi’s own political crusade never fails...

That was the weekend that was
Josanne Cassar

For the first time in its 34 year history the Malta Marathon was cancelled; news which was at first met with disbelief...

For the first time in its 34 year history the Malta...

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll…
Raphael Vassallo

It’s not just the CPD that tried alerting us to the danger. The Bible did...

It’s not just the CPD that tried alerting us to the...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog: Back in 2017 with Marlene…
Saviour Balzan

There once was someone acting as assistant to Marlene Farrugia in the 2017...

There once was someone acting as assistant to Marlene...

Climate change: obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges
The Conversation

Now is not the time to be distracted by the convenient truth of plastic pollution, as the relatively minor threats this poses are eclipsed by the global...

Now is not the time to be distracted by the convenient...

A local challenge but a global solution
Evarist Bartolo

Striking a balance between competing demands will rarely lead to an either/or choice or even a single solution. Individuals will need to think in a more...

Striking a balance between competing demands will rarely...

The Dubaification of the construction industry
Michael Falzon

Unfortunately, this is the downside of cosmopolitan Malta – and the buck...

Unfortunately, this is the downside of cosmopolitan Malta...

It takes tuna to tango...
Raphael Vassallo

Ah yes. The small matter of why an investigation into Malta’s tuna industry took place all those yonks ago in 2010, but was unaccountably (in all senses...

Ah yes. The small matter of why an investigation into...

Your name is your stamp of identity for life
Josanne Cassar

However, for the children themselves, this name is their ‘label’;...

However, for the children themselves, this name is their...

Wanted: A brain transplant
Saviour Balzan

The writing is on the wall… the PN needs a transplant of the soul and of the brain

The writing is on the wall… the PN needs a...

Students should be righting what is wrong, not perpetuating it
Josanne Cassar

But here, where students are paid to study and for the most part still live at...

But here, where students are paid to study and for the most...

If politicians won’t discuss policy issues… why do they even exist?
Raphael Vassallo

There is, after all, no point in choosing between different parties or candidates, if they’re all equally hellbent on keeping everything exactly as it is

There is, after all, no point in choosing between different...

[WATCH] The great abortion row of 2019
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan on the abortion debate debacle inside Alternattiva Demokratika, and the recent Cabinet meeting at Salini

Saviour Balzan on the abortion debate debacle inside...