Did the world cop it?
Michael Falzon
Ultimately, the success of COP28 will be determined by the changes the world puts into practice in the years ahead
Leaving our gadgets behind
Josanne Cassar
When the world doesn’t make sense any more, I wonder whether we will seek comfort and solace from our own families and fellow human beings, or whether we will resort to a...
The widening divide between the haves and the have-nots
Josanne Cassar

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage are being edged out of...

Maltese tenants and foreign nationals on an average wage...

Just another Sunday
Saviour Balzan

They should dig deep in the Ciliberti allegations, and Bartolo should stop to think whether he can defend his position by keeping his permanent secretary, or...

They should dig deep in the Ciliberti allegations, and...

How did we come to this, exactly?
Raphael Vassallo

Not in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to hear such arguments from the leader of Malta’s political Left

Not in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to hear such...

Fiddling with the system is a way of life
Josanne Cassar

It is bad enough for a childcare centre to screw the taxpayer out of money, but...

It is bad enough for a childcare centre to screw the...

A fish and a monkey enter a classroom
Evarist Bartolo

Different children are asked to sit down for the same lesson and examination, then they aare branded disobedient when they become frustrated and act out during...

Different children are asked to sit down for the same...

A vote of confidence

The proposed measures for retailers are testament to our over-riding economic policy which is driven by the nurturing of talent, the accelerated growth of...

The proposed measures for retailers are testament to our...

‘Every vote counts’, my foot
Raphael Vassallo

Don’t bother knocking on my door come election time before you reform this rotten system into something that actually resembles a functional...

Don’t bother knocking on my door come election time...

It must be the Byzantines!
Michael Falzon

The Byzantines came and left so many years ago but their guile seems to have lingered all these years

The Byzantines came and left so many years ago but...

The underdog
Saviour Balzan

Many of those who still run the institutions have not been removed not because of some ‘taghna lkoll’ diktat, but simply because the term in...

Many of those who still run the institutions have not been...

Water off a duck’s back
Josanne Cassar

It is a sad state of affairs that so many people feel that as long as they have money in their pockets, they are willing to close an eye to governmental...

It is a sad state of affairs that so many people feel that...

Will history absolve Fidel Castro?
James Debono

Fidel represented all the great hopes and disappointments of the left in the 20th century, an inspiration for those striving for a better world,...

Fidel represented all the great hopes and...

Fidel Castro (1926-2016): Charismatic revolutionary leader who defied the odds
Peter Mayo

Academic Peter Mayo's obituary on the leader of the 1959 Cuban revolution and the legacy of el jefe máximo

Academic Peter Mayo's obituary on the leader of the...

No such thing as free
Josanne Cassar

The reluctance to pay for PRS betrays a general attitude towards intellectual property, a belittlement of people’s talent, as if to imply that the...

The reluctance to pay for PRS betrays a general...

Judge for yourself
Raphael Vassallo

Bashing individual judges and magistrates is hardly going to restore public confidence in an ailing justice system

Bashing individual judges and magistrates is hardly...

Project Anger
Frank Psaila

Donald Trump’s election campaign strategy was Project Anger, and it worked wonders for him!

Donald Trump’s election campaign strategy was Project...

Inspiring children to a better education
Evarist Bartolo

Getting students into classrooms is not enough - we want to make them learn and to succeed, we need to create new modules according to the needs of the...

Getting students into classrooms is not enough - we want to...

Down with the establishment?
Michael Falzon

With so many evident shortcomings in our two main political parties, the least they can do is spare the electorate meaningless arguments as to which of them is...

With so many evident shortcomings in our two main political...

That’s some ‘moral code’ you’ve got there, Godfrey...
Raphael Vassallo

Godfrey Farrugia seems to have made a career out of shedding crocodile...

Godfrey Farrugia seems to have made a career out of...