Family businesses - the bedrock of sustainable growth | Steve Ellul
Whether it's the quaint corner grocer, the sleek office headquarters, or the bustling manufacturing plant in our industrial zones, family businesses form the bedrock of our...
Eurovision is supposed to be a song contest… not a ‘declaration of principles’
Raphael Vassallo
At the moment, they’re all about whether Israel should be allowed to even compete in this year’s ESC: when that country stands accused, by large sections of global...
Towards an  HIV-free world
G. Kathleen Hill

Through transparency, accountability and the power of partnership, we can accelerate progress toward reaching our goal of an HIV/AIDS free world

Through transparency, accountability and the power of...

Why teachers still need a union
Marco Bonnici

'Whatever your sector and grade, to unite and stand together for each other. You only stand to benefit'

'Whatever your sector and grade, to unite and stand...

Violence against half of our planet
Evarist Bartolo

Averages show that some 27% suffered some sort of physical violence whereas in Malta the number of respondents corresponds to 16%

Averages show that some 27% suffered some sort of physical...

Feeding the online trolls
Frank Psaila

Joseph Muscat repeatedly states, and is then echoed by his trolls on online news portals, that ‘let’s argue locally, but stick together...

Joseph Muscat repeatedly states, and is then echoed by his...

Bubble, bubble... toil and trouble
Michael Falzon

The most important issue is whether Malta is experiencing a bubble in the property industry and the resounding reply was simply ‘no’...

The most important issue is whether Malta is experiencing a...

Shouldn’t the ‘facts’ have come before the ‘judgment’?
Raphael Vassallo

As I write, a crowd of activists is gathering outside the European Parliament...

As I write, a crowd of activists is gathering outside the...

Be careful what you wish for
Josanne Cassar

As a result of the way Malta is being unfairly portrayed, resentment against what being in the EU means, is growing. You know, the kind of swelling resentment...

As a result of the way Malta is being unfairly portrayed,...

Comfortably numb
Saviour Balzan

I am against sharing breathing room with those who were comfortably numb when Malta was no different than it is today, with the same structures that made their...

I am against sharing breathing room with those who were...

Simple: more roads, more traffic, more pollution
Ralph Cassar

We need to reclaim our roads and squeeze a substantial number of cars off the...

We need to reclaim our roads and squeeze a substantial...

China’s time to shine
Matthew Bugeja

With a disinterested US administration, China’s power and influence will grow faster than anticipated

With a disinterested US administration, China’s power...

The poverty trap: Sometimes it is a matter of luck
Josanne Cassar

As isolation and loneliness become more important than compassion and empathy,...

As isolation and loneliness become more important than...

We’re no millennials, but we’re changing the rules of the game
Tia Reljic

Most still think the millennial are the new generation, but distinctive world...

Most still think the millennial are the new generation, but...

Schrodinger’s tax haven
Raphael Vassallo

When is a tax haven not a tax haven? The answer should be obvious: when the country concerned is rich and powerful enough to change the...

When is a tax haven not a tax haven? The answer should be...

Beyond the classroom
Evarist Bartolo

Student engagement promotes self-achievement and gives a different perspective to our children's scholastic years. Despite significant progress, we need to...

Student engagement promotes self-achievement and gives a...

What Paradise Papers tell us about business and elites
The Conversation

Ronen Palan • Practically, the entire wealth investment...

Ronen Palan • Practically, the entire wealth...

A tale of two islands
Michael Falzon

The international press has been putting Malta in a bad light ever since the Bidnija murder and the suspicion of some behind-the-scenes orchestration cannot be...

The international press has been putting Malta in a bad...

If you’re going to ‘rebel’... do it properly
Raphael Vassallo

I expected Delia's ill-conceived motion to be duly outvoted in parliament,...

I expected Delia's ill-conceived motion to be duly...

From Briguglio to Engerer, the battlescars of political enmity are on parade
Matthew Vella

The wounds on the Maltese political battlefield reveal a diseased society that basks in toxic rivalry

The wounds on the Maltese political battlefield reveal a...