‘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...
Ten green bottles
Michael Falzon
So, the mystery behind Farrugia’s dismissal will not be easily solved
Will we learn from past mistakes at Paris COP21?
Leo Brincat

If this will be purely down to rhetoric or not is something that can be figured...

If this will be purely down to rhetoric or not is something...

Marlene, Helena and Joe
Michael Falzon

Marlene decided to resign from the Labour Party and there was a reaction from her erstwhile colleagues.

Marlene decided to resign from the Labour Party and there...

Too illegal to do anything about…
Raphael Vassallo

The problem with enforcing planning laws on illegal zoos, Muscat seems to be telling us, is that his government would have suddenly had a bunch of zoo...

The problem with enforcing planning laws on illegal zoos,...

The Dubaification of my country
Saviour Balzan

Finance minister Edward Scicluna, with his very cool ‘Nationalist’ affectations, furthers the perception that people can get away with tax evasion,...

Finance minister Edward Scicluna, with his very cool...

An empty chair speaks volumes about domestic violence
Josanne Cassar

In many cases, still, it is the abused woman who has to leave her home, for her...

In many cases, still, it is the abused woman who has to...

Abandoning the quartet in favour of the Arab peace initiative
Alon Ben-Meir

Times have changed; the Quartet was defunct from day one, and it will not...

Times have changed; the Quartet was defunct from day one,...

The sun starts setting on our financial industry
Ralph Cassar

We were told over and over again that Malta is a ‘centre of...

We were told over and over again that Malta is a...

Blame it on Calvin and Hobbes
Raphael Vassallo

Instead of warning little children to stay away from tigers – because, let’s face it, any child could suddenly come face to face with a live tiger,...

Instead of warning little children to stay away from tigers...

Learning more by moving
Evarist Bartolo

Physical literacy activities are one of the best ways to get all children gain better control over their behaviour and to engage with and retain what is being...

Physical literacy activities are one of the best ways to...

Books: What needs to be done
Mark Camilleri

These are exciting times for Maltese authors and publishers and the success of the recent Malta Book Festival is just one element which proves this

These are exciting times for Maltese authors and publishers...

‘Always do your duty’
Roberta Metsola

We cannot allow the business-as-usual procrastination to repeat itself in the Paris summit next week. We need a binding climate deal and we need States to put...

We cannot allow the business-as-usual procrastination to...

The fridge-magnet mentality
Michael Falzon

The way the Castille lighting was installed is not just another problem: it is a symptom of a malaise that has overtaken the decision making process within the...

The way the Castille lighting was installed is not just...

The President’s new clothes…
Raphael Vassallo

They are merely the heads of government in Commonwealth countries. No one else in the rest of the world is paying the remotest attention to anything they do or...

They are merely the heads of government in Commonwealth...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan’s videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Depending on the government of the day, people of one political colour are gratified and those of the rival colour brushed aside

Depending on the government of the day, people of one...

Want illegalities to stop? Stop supporting them
Josanne Cassar

It is bad enough that those in government are turning a blind eye to the rule...

It is bad enough that those in government are turning a...

What you say, how you say it and who says it
Saviour Balzan

We have a political class that is basically dishonourable on each side of the...

We have a political class that is basically dishonourable...

Better leave God out of it, I’d say…
Raphael Vassallo

From this angle, where God actually stands on the issue – with the victims, or with the terrorists – suddenly becomes important to determine.

From this angle, where God actually stands on the issue...

A vocational dimension to secondary education
Evarist Bartolo

We need to understand the nature of vocational learning and the processes it...

We need to understand the nature of vocational learning and...