Mistreating migrants
Michael Falzon
Treating migrants shoddily will neither honour Malta nor help to avoid - let alone solve -the problems created by the migration phenomenon across the Mediterranean
Our obsession with speed is killing us
Josanne Cassar
Slowing down saves lives and don’t worry, you will still get to your destination... If you are always late and forever rushing then it’s your time management which...
Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Educating for hope
Evarist Bartolo

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that “developing education is a job that must be done by everybody for everybody”.

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his empire of fear
Frank Psaila

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name is ‘Caliph...

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name...

Good governance vs Feelgood factor
Michael Falzon

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many instances of bad governance that will definitely impinge on how the electorate will rate the Joseph Muscat...

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many...

Science, we have a problem…
Raphael Vassallo

Hardly a day goes by without some new revelation about what this Science fellow has finally worked out for himself

Hardly a day goes by without some new revelation about what...

After 2015, we’re going to need more courage and compassion
Matthew Vella

The world is a terrible place. But journalists should also help people...

The world is a terrible place. But journalists should also...

When charity becomes a charade
Saviour Balzan

If President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (and I have every respect for her) wants to leave an impact she must look at the long term and see that the governments...

If President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (and I have every...

Always wanting what is out of reach
Josanne Cassar

Man doesn’t seem to be satisfied with this planet but always seems to be seeking pastures anew as he wonders what is out there, [and] it’s pretty...

Man doesn’t seem to be satisfied with this planet but...

PL lies and PN greenwash
Ralph Cassar

Simon Busuttil – the anointed favourite one since at least 2004 – can bend over backwards and sweet talk as much as he likes, but it’s the...

Simon Busuttil – the anointed favourite one since at...

The spirit of Paris
Leo Brincat

While environmental considerations remain supreme within a climate context, the Paris Agreement has made it very clear that climate matters too for the economy...

While environmental considerations remain supreme within a...

Saudi Arabia must be made to free Raif

Miriam Dalli: awarding Raif Badawi the Sakarhov Prize is a defining moment for the European Parliament. Incarcerating and punishing someone particularly...

Miriam Dalli: awarding Raif Badawi the Sakarhov Prize is a...

Is European football facing a crisis?
The Conversation

UEFA and football have some major issues to deal with. Not least of these is that President Platini is currently serving a 90-day suspension from football,...

UEFA and football have some major issues to deal with. Not...

Much more than racing a car
Evarist Bartolo

The project brings together students with diverse backgrounds to work towards a common goal

The project brings together students with diverse...

Religious freedom and pluralism are enduring American values
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

An essential component of religious liberty is the right of people of all...

An essential component of religious liberty is the right of...

So, size really matters after all…
Raphael Vassallo

The bigger the crime the more it pays to actually commit it... This week, the government took the entire paradigm to its next logical level, by-passing all its...

The bigger the crime the more it pays to actually commit...

Disposing of public land
Michael Falzon

Apparently, the so-called American University of Malta has already failed its most important test – it will not be recognised as a university but only as...

Apparently, the so-called American University of Malta has...

The wonderful world they call Facebook
Saviour Balzan

It is a source of voyeurism that is shared by thousands, and it is no surprise that thousands of Maltese from different strata in society use up most of their...

It is a source of voyeurism that is shared by thousands,...

Not even in death is our privacy respected
Josanne Cassar

It is bad enough that people persist in sharing, exposing and revealing every...

It is bad enough that people persist in sharing, exposing...