Decisions we should take: Part 2
Saviour Balzan
In the second part of a two-part series Saviour Balzan explores decisions that need to be taken
Crime: Why are we so fascinated by it? | Sandra Scicluna
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Twixt green and clean
Michael Falzon

While concern about the environment dropped, in the last four months there was a substantial increase in concerns regarding buses and corruption. This says it...

While concern about the environment dropped, in the last...

€12,000 on Tribali is money well spent
Raphael Vassallo

When it emerged that Tribali were engaged to perform at a national festivity for €12,000, some people reacted as if it were some sort of scandal

When it emerged that Tribali were engaged to perform at a...

Yale, Michael and hate
Saviour Balzan

This week was the incredible week of Yale University, which came out with the implausible story that Malta ranked 9th of all countries in the world when it...

This week was the incredible week of Yale University, which...

The rights of children
Josanne Cassar

Women need to understand that when they decide to have a baby, especially with someone in a foreign country, they are basically tying their future to that man...

Women need to understand that when they decide to have a...

Fear is the real threat to the ‘Maltese identity’
Jurgen Balzan

The biggest threat to the ‘Maltese identity’ is the scaremongering...

The biggest threat to the ‘Maltese identity’ is...

Je suis Emmy…
Raphael Vassallo

How is it even possible, that a State regulator which routinely ignores core aspects of its Constitutional mandate suddenly kicks into action only when faced...

How is it even possible, that a State regulator which...

Why bully? Be helpful
Evarist Bartolo

Fostering kindness has been highly effective in creating empathetic school populations that are less likely to partake in bullying behaviour

Fostering kindness has been highly effective in creating...

Sources are sacred. But so are facts
Matthew Vella

Libel lawsuits cannot be determined by attempts to discredit journalists by forcing them to reveal their sources.The courts consider all evidence ...

Libel lawsuits cannot be determined by attempts to...

Jumu’ah on the  Msida seafront
Frank Psaila

We are living in dangerous times and whoever was behind the idea that a group of Muslim men conduct their Friday prayers on the Msida seafront, alongside a...

We are living in dangerous times and whoever was behind the...

The new face of Malta
Michael Falzon

Strong migration flows have boosted Malta's potential growth but recent events have shone a light on a persistent streak of xenophobia and intolerance 

Strong migration flows have boosted Malta's potential...

The Great Pork Sandwich Intifada
Raphael Vassallo

It takes a certain flair, I must admit, to organise a barbecue where other countries might take to the streets armed with scythes and pitchforks, and...

It takes a certain flair, I must admit, to organise a...

‘Muscat has no alternative but to move forward with a good governance agenda’
Saviour Balzan

In his latest videoblog, managing editor Saviour Balzan talks about the Gaffarena expropriation, Joseph Muscat’s actions, Simon Busuttil’s...

In his latest videoblog, managing editor Saviour Balzan...

The limits of Muscat’s political theatre
James Debono

Muscat pledges good governance while paying homage to the unrepentant Michael...

Muscat pledges good governance while paying homage to the...

Signor Mastro Lindo
Saviour Balzan

Gaffarena was not created by any political party, but evolved as a direct result of the way the political parties do politics

Gaffarena was not created by any political party, but...

When adoration turns to nastiness
Josanne Cassar

Ira was in one of those Catch-22 situations, that no matter how she reacted she would have been criticized. Screaming with excitement would have looked...

Ira was in one of those Catch-22 situations, that no matter...

Needed changes in mindset
Leo Brincat

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably high on the priority list of the Netherlands EU Presidency, what can make the whole processes...

With the post-COP21 and the circular economy understandably...

Requiem for a party’s Fascist roots
Raphael Vassallo

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist Party told us that the “PN needs to rediscover its centre-left roots” if it is to win the...

This week, the secretary general of the Nationalist...

Malta must resist tax harmonisation
Roberta Metsola

Not being able to control the level of taxation for companies based in Malta would make us lose our competitive edge

Not being able to control the level of taxation for...