Euthanasia: Another taboo broken
Mark Said
If autonomy is the issue, why do we not respect every disabled or suicidal person’s wish for death? Regardless of their health condition or life expectancy, there are always...
Standing against elder abuse
Renee Laiviera
We can significantly impact older persons' lives by raising awareness, supporting victims, and fostering a culture of respect and dignity to enable an end to elder abuse and...
Could ‘Rethink Libya’ be a Maltese initiative?
Giuma Atigha

GIUMA ATIGHA • Bringing Libya at speed with the modern regulations that...

GIUMA ATIGHA • Bringing Libya at speed with the modern...

Education: Quality does matter
Evarist Bartolo

It is very important to safeguard the quality of further and higher education within the economic, social and cultural context.

It is very important to safeguard the quality of further...

Of champagne socialists, and their accolades
Ryan Callus

The Malta Labour Party is no longer a socialist party. Its members have become...

The Malta Labour Party is no longer a socialist party. Its...

Our books are our country
Mark Camilleri

The publication of great pieces of Maltese literature and academia is an ongoing process with its own rich history and one can surely feel proud when making...

The publication of great pieces of Maltese literature and...

Wettinger has been vindicated, but why do historians still disagree?
Yosanne Vella

Godfrey Wettinger sealed the debate on the continuity of Christianity in...

Godfrey Wettinger sealed the debate on the continuity of...

Domine dirige nos
Saviour Balzan

If our police officers are not respected and truthful in their work, one should not be too surprised if this little republic of ours loses all the respect it...

If our police officers are not respected and truthful in...

Anger management courses: apply here
Josanne Cassar

We growl and snarl and occasionally even spit, when one administration after another seems determined to drive us insane with fancy new public transport...

We growl and snarl and occasionally even spit, when one...

The turnaround in justice is here – we’re getting there
Owen Bonnici

Owen Bonnici: We achieved a turnaround using the excellent relationship of...

Owen Bonnici: We achieved a turnaround using the excellent...

Delegate or relegate
Kevin-James Fenech

It literally is impossible, when in a senior management position, to do everything yourself. You either delegate the task or you effectively relegate it. 

It literally is impossible, when in a senior management...

Another challenge, another opportunity
Chris Said

Privileged Labour Party supporters in Gozo are getting more than their fair share of the pie – the rest are ignored or worse, discriminated against.

Privileged Labour Party supporters in Gozo are getting more...

The greatest living rock star
Raphael Vassallo

When I read somewhere that ‘Kanye West’ was going to headline Glastonbury this year, it was perhaps inevitable that I would misread it as a...

When I read somewhere that ‘Kanye West’ was...

European solidarity ‘à la carte’
Jurgen Balzan

The EU’s stubborn refusal to give Greece some breathing space by agreeing to some kind of debt relief confirms that the EU is held hostage by global...

The EU’s stubborn refusal to give Greece some...

Nine things to know about Greece's IMF debt default
The Conversation

Nine essential things to know about the first advanced economy to default to...

Nine essential things to know about the first advanced...

A responsibility to introduce ethics in schools
Evarist Bartolo

During this scholastic year, the programme is being implemented only in Primary...

During this scholastic year, the programme is being...

Muscat’s attacks on Busuttil may end up helping the PN
Frank Psaila

Unsurprisingly, there is widespread dissatisfaction with the government on...

Unsurprisingly, there is widespread dissatisfaction with...

Not to say ‘I told you so’, but…
Raphael Vassallo

Two weeks ago I accurately predicted that any politician, from any party, would be instantly pilloried for daring to even mention the word...

Two weeks ago I accurately predicted that any politician,...

A true Maltese passes away
Saviour Balzan

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist; not only did he study Maltese society, he also had a high esteem for Malta and the Maltese. 

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist;...

In our demand for more, are we losing ourselves?
Josanne Cassar

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace of wanting everything...

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace...