Striking the right note for Christmas Eve 
Josanne Cassar
One could say that it is this blind optimism that “everything will be alright” which is necessary for the human spirit to keep going. And, I suppose, that is not a bad...
Two friends, two destinies, one life
Saviour Balzan
They lived worlds apart; the only thing they shared was that they lived in Malta. It was great to have been your friend. Saħħiet Sandro Mallia; adieu Zvezdan Reljic
‘Just what is it that you want to do?’
Raphael Vassallo

I was reminded of that line this week by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, who...

I was reminded of that line this week by Archbishop Charles...

Cancer factory revisited
Ralph Cassar

The most common arguments are those regarding traffic and the price of fuel. The arguments are as ridiculous as they can get.

The most common arguments are those regarding traffic and...

The digital skills gap
Evarist Bartolo

We are in danger of a new digital divide, between those who have access to innovative, tech-based education and the digitally excluded

We are in danger of a new digital divide, between those who...

When civil society stood up to be counted
Frank Psaila

Whilst NGOs are ‘celebrating’ their ‘partial victory’,...

Whilst NGOs are ‘celebrating’ their...

The final curtain
Carmel Vassallo

Given that a recent study on Maltese self-identity  concluded that native Maltese tend to favour ‘…full assimilation with the European...

Given that a recent study on Maltese self-identity...

This is wrestling, not politics. We expect to be entertained…
Raphael Vassallo

Sadly, it looks like all we’re going to get from this debate is the same...

Sadly, it looks like all we’re going to get from this...

A story called Zonqor
Saviour Balzan

Malta’s ecology and open spaces need a vigilant green organisation that is as resilient and forceful as the Front

Malta’s ecology and open spaces need a vigilant green...

It’s all foreign to me
Josanne Cassar

Whoever commits a crime needs to be held accountable, but the danger in harping on the “foreign” aspect of the person’s identity is that...

Whoever commits a crime needs to be held accountable, but...

Zonqor: a test for Muscat and civil society
Jurgen Balzan

The Zonqor development remains a stern test for Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...

The Zonqor development remains a stern test for Prime...

Zonqor: a victory for civil society
James Debono

The largest-ever environmental protest will mean Cottonera gets to benefit from the AUM investment. Although cheap ODZ has been scarified on the altar of...

The largest-ever environmental protest will mean Cottonera...

Trip down memory lane…
Raphael Vassallo

Judging by the rapid escalation in cases on both sides of the political divide, temporary memory loss seems to have already reached epidemic...

Judging by the rapid escalation in cases on both sides...

Lying to the young is wrong
Evarist Bartolo

We must make sure our youngsters are made aware that there are challenges they will have to face in their transition to adult life

We must make sure our youngsters are made aware that there...

‘The Force is strong in this one…’
Raphael Vassallo

With the entry of a single candidate into the UK Labour party leadership debate – Jeremy Corbyn – the entire flavour of the contest suddenly...

With the entry of a single candidate into the UK Labour...

Let him be the first to throw a stone
Saviour Balzan

Busuttil cannot expect the public to forget those years of abject nepotism and incomprehensible malicious government simply because Muscat is scoring auto goals

Busuttil cannot expect the public to forget those years of...

When we’re old and grey
Josanne Cassar

We expect or assume that sons and daughters will take care of their own parents in times of need, and yet you have so many, many elderly people in homes who...

We expect or assume that sons and daughters will take care...

The Syrian catastrophe and the world’s deafening silence
Alon Ben-Meir

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must immediately cease and desist...

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must...

In Malta, greed remains good
Ralph Cassar

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is just a continuation of what started a long, long time ago, bad governance and the closing of an eye...

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is...

‘Today’s youth, tsk, tsk, tut, tut…’
Raphael Vassallo

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education Minister (no less) giving...

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education...