Cancelling black and brown faces: Identità’s disservice to an inclusive Malta
James Debono
‘Everyone has a story to tell… we make it official’ the video clip touted as a rebranding of Identity Malta Agency proclaimed. Everyone except fellow Maltese of...
What’s the point of ‘National Strategy Plans’... if we never actually implement any of them?
Raphael Vassallo
Naturally, this leaves us with the most imponderable question of them all. If government itself doesn’t take its own ‘National Strategy Documents’ seriously...
Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

We have to vote no in the referendum on spring hunting because this referendum is about reclaiming a countryside that is overrun by hunters

We have to vote no in the referendum on spring hunting...

Syriza: Power to authenticity
James Debono

The victory of a party which grew from just 4% ten years ago to become a party of government is an inspiration to all those who yearn for radical but sensible...

The victory of a party which grew from just 4% ten years...

Nine ways of knowing whether your business is fit and healthy
Kevin-James Fenech

The forthcoming list is a tall order and it isn’t easy to score well in...

The forthcoming list is a tall order and it isn’t...

Something happened on the way to drug law reform…
Raphael Vassallo

The White Paper published last year reflected many concerns. But it has now...

The White Paper published last year reflected many...

Walking the talk
Evarist Bartolo

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its bilingualism and it is clear that the local community has an important role in the educational experience of...

Malta’s competitive advantage lies in its...

The PN’s problem: easy to state, hard but not impossible to solve
Frank Psaila

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible attitude towards...

In 2013, people had had enough of the PN’s inflexible...

Simon’s choice on hunting
Michael Falzon

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next general election, bird hunting will no longer be an electoral issue for the first time in over 20 years...

As a result of Busuttil’s decision, come the next...

It’s about wildlife conservation, not satisfying a primal instinct
Raphael Vassallo

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn season is so paltry...

Has it really never occurred to anyone that the autumn...

A referendum’s gamble
John Baldacchino

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that this referendum is simply about hunting rights or the protection of migrating birds. 

The more I reflect on this, the less I am convinced that...

A salutary lesson in people power
Josanne Cassar

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever change, and those who take heartless bureaucratic decisions which affect people’s lives will...

If people cower in the face of authority, nothing will ever...

Joseph’s transparency problem
James Debono

Government has presented a vague 15-page agreement with Shanghai Electric Power, which leaves the country in the dark about sovereignty issues,

Government has presented a vague 15-page agreement with...

Chronicle of a disaster foretold
Raphael Vassallo

You could almost say that both Muscat and Busuttil are unhappy about this situation for another reason: they are unenthused by the prospect of a decision being...

You could almost say that both Muscat and Busuttil are...

New relationships planned between companies and schools
Evarist Bartolo

The Ministry for Education and Employment, together with the social partners,...

The Ministry for Education and Employment, together with...

Hunger in the year of sustainable development
Leo Brincat

There is no doubt that apart from making a mockery of the whole notion of...

There is no doubt that apart from making a mockery of the...

The face of change
Ryan Callus

Having spent almost two years at the helm of the party, Simon Busuttil is slowly, but persistently, succeeding in re-establishing the Nationalist Party to...

Having spent almost two years at the helm of the party,...

Hunting has flown beyond the parties’ reach
Raphael Vassallo

Just about everything that happened in connection with hunting in the last 20...

Just about everything that happened in connection with...

Muscat, the comeback kid
Josanne Cassar

Trying to decipher just why this particular PM manages to survive one political crisis after another, my conclusion is simple: it’s because the economy...

Trying to decipher just why this particular PM manages to...


The people’s referendum

Frank Psaila


April’s referendum is a litmus test for environmental groups and civil society. They cannot afford to fail.


April’s referendum is a litmus test for...