Disincentivising whistleblowing
Mark Said
Our legislation has not always been matched with effective measures for the management of whistleblowing or adequate measures to protect individuals who decide to report cases of...
‘Exempt’ to pollute? No thanks
Ralph Cassar
Spreading misinformation and outright lies is irresponsible and dangerous. It would mean that our ports become a magnet for the dirtiest, most polluting ships around, polluting...
Gone to the blogs
Raphael Vassallo

There has to be bilateral disarmament of paparazzi journalism

There has to be bilateral disarmament of paparazzi...

Let’s stop resisting being bilingual
Josanne Cassar

When it comes to passing written exams or even when it comes to writing properly in English, we are obviously floundering

When it comes to passing written exams or even when it...

’Tis the season to be silly
Saviour Balzan

L-Orizzont is most of the time not interested in debate but in unadulterated propaganda, spin and drivel. Just like In-Nazzjon ...

L-Orizzont is most of the time not interested in debate but...

Can Muscat speak of elitism when he is building his own establishment?
James Debono

Joseph Muscat cannot play the establishment card against the Opposition without throwing a spotlight on the influence of Maltese fat cats in political...

Joseph Muscat cannot play the establishment card against...

Pokémon GO, harmless fun or disconnecting us from reality?
Josanne Cassar

Is Pokémon GO like religion? Uplifting and comforting for some, or...

Is Pokémon GO like religion? Uplifting and...

Life is like a box of chocolates
Raphael Vassallo

What was clearly intended as a maxim to illustrate the unpredictability of life, actually illustrates the clean opposite

What was clearly intended as a maxim to illustrate the...

Malta’s unlikely responsibility…
Daniel Fiott

Malta has a vested interest in keeping security and defence firmly on the EU’s agenda

Malta has a vested interest in keeping security and defence...

What’s next after Bill 113?
Mark Camilleri

We should keep up the pressure on Labour to keep delivering in the field of freedom of speech. We should allow journalists and writers even more freedoms

We should keep up the pressure on Labour to keep delivering...

There’s Brexit riches in education too
Evarist Bartolo

In all this Brexit turbulence, Malta has also started to see interest from UK universities and academic institutions asking about our infrastructure

In all this Brexit turbulence, Malta has also started to...

Land(s) ahoy!
Michael Falzon

The news about the setting up of a Lands Authority is welcome, even though the Opposition has adopted a negative attitude towards the bill

The news about the setting up of a Lands Authority is...

Help! I’m being ‘ferociously attacked’!
Raphael Vassallo

Attacks happen, but not anywhere near as often as reported in the media

Attacks happen, but not anywhere near as often as...

Turkey’s military coup: A gift from God?
Tolga Temuge

It is not surprising that Erdogan reportedly called the attempted coup “a...

It is not surprising that Erdogan reportedly called the...

I have a feeling…
Saviour Balzan

I am saddened by the fact that the events such as the one that took place in Nice may lead to the supremacy of Marine le Pen and the far right,...

I am saddened by the fact that the events such as...

Leave grieving relatives alone
Josanne Cassar

It has become something of a race against the clock for news organisations to be the first to get that all-important first interview with relatives of someone...

It has become something of a race against the clock for...

Moving beyond the quartet
Alon Ben-Meir

The Quartet fails to take into account the reality on the ground and the psychological dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Quartet fails to take into account the reality on the...

Don’t beat yourself up over those exam results
Josanne Cassar

Paradoxically, it is sometimes those who have floated through life without...

Paradoxically, it is sometimes those who have floated...

The age of political media is over
Raphael Vassallo

The political media does not produce journalism. It does a Mafia-style hit-job, nothing more, nothing less. In the hands of political parties, ‘the...

The political media does not produce journalism. It does a...

Where is Simon Busuttil?
James Debono

The problem for the PN goes beyond Simon Busuttil’s leadership qualities. The PN has never answered the existential questions posed by Muscat’s...

The problem for the PN goes beyond Simon Busuttil’s...