‘Tis the season of grifting | Haris Barounis
The edifice of respectable realpolitik is unequivocally challenged and on the verge of collapsing. Politicians, intellectuals and public figures of Malta need to consider what...
A new dawn for our construction industry?
Mark Said
With the construction sector experiencing a resurgence in growth, it is bound to have a detrimental impact on the environment
Girls must deal with an increasingly sexualised world
Josanne Cassar

We cannot ignore the fact that there is a very real connection between the...

We cannot ignore the fact that there is a very real...

High-rise: the debate must include all of us
Saviour Balzan

Can Malta really stand the impact of intensive high-rise development? And will...

Can Malta really stand the impact of intensive high-rise...

A piecemeal approach towards standards in public life
Aaron Farrugia

Aaron Farrugia | We cannot expect politicians to give up their lucrative...

Aaron Farrugia | We cannot expect politicians to give up...

Feeling the Bern, anyone?
Raphael Vassallo

The rest of the world finally gets to know who will be running the race against Donald Trump

The rest of the world finally gets to know who will be...

This little piggy went racing
Josanne Cassar

Are we are so often let down in our relationships with our fellow human beings that the simplicity and straightforward unconditional love of an animal becomes...

Are we are so often let down in our relationships with our...

Poverty destroys children
Evarist Bartolo

Child poverty is rife among low-income families and this is primarily because parents and/or guardians cannot afford to give their children a proper upbringing

Child poverty is rife among low-income families and this is...

Time to stop and think
Michael Falzon

The performance of our economy lies with the restructuring that had to be done to join Europe

The performance of our economy lies with the...

Orange you glad it’s not red or blue?
Raphael Vassallo

We already know from our experience with the other two parties that colour is the only thing that matters in local politics

We already know from our experience with the other two...

San Gimignano, political parties and Manoel Island
Saviour Balzan

Towers or mini-skyscrapers are once again in fashion

Towers or mini-skyscrapers are once again in fashion

A roof over your head
Josanne Cassar

It is high time the Labour government started living up to its name as a party which is supposed to be looking out for the workers

It is high time the Labour government started living up to...

Personal attacks undermine society’s wellbeing
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

This strategy is anti-educational, and will only ensure that our children grow...

This strategy is anti-educational, and will only ensure...

Business as usual after Panamagate?
James Debono

It is more than clear that after retaining Konrad Mizzi as Minister and Keith Schembri as chief of staff, Muscat is banking on people getting tired of talking...

It is more than clear that after retaining Konrad Mizzi as...

At least the Cincinnati zoo was licensed...
Raphael Vassallo

PR nightmares have plagued the profession of zoo-keeping the world over

PR nightmares have plagued the profession of zoo-keeping...

Of gorillas and domestic violence
Josanne Cassar

Are we a society that cares about the murder of a gorilla more than the murders of women and children

Are we a society that cares about the murder of a gorilla...

Children with nowhere to go
Evarist Bartolo

Between 2000 and 2010, 31 juveniles, predominantly males, spent time at the Corradino Correctional Facility

Between 2000 and 2010, 31 juveniles, predominantly males,...

Struggling to make ends meet
Frank Psaila

Poverty, and people at the risk of poverty, are on the increase and have been for a while

Poverty, and people at the risk of poverty, are on the...

Not for want of trying
Michael Falzon

One of the reforms that are sorely needed in our justice system is the creation of a Public Prosecutor’s Office

One of the reforms that are sorely needed in our justice...

Trading places
Raphael Vassallo

The Panama Papers drama seems to have taken a sudden, rather unexpected turn

The Panama Papers drama seems to have taken a sudden,...