The PN Punch-and-Judy show
Mark Said
A number of PN activists or sympathisers are at war with each other. They are fighting over who it is that professes sincere loyalty to the PN’s creed and ideology
A dealer, an addict and a criminal | Mariella Dimech
Changing a law with the only argument that an addict is not a criminal does not suffice. Yes, an addict is not a criminal, but several addicts not only harm themselves but the...
Enabling inclusion through employment
Evarist Bartolo

It is by this Government’s design, rather than by mere fate, that we decided to encourage companies to create greater employment opportunities for...

It is by this Government’s design, rather than by...

A united front, this Christmas
Ryan Callus

Over the years, we have become more conscious of the pain that people go through. This is also partially thanks to L-Istrina. The event has truly become a...

Over the years, we have become more conscious of the pain...

Harry Potter and the ‘ultimate judgment’
Raphael Vassallo

I won’t resuscitate all the reasons the Nationalist Party lost that...

I won’t resuscitate all the reasons the Nationalist...

My name is Ifeanyi and I am dead
Saviour Balzan

Do you know the difference between involuntary and voluntary? I don’t. All I know is that I am dead. It is over for me. 

Do you know the difference between involuntary and...

What?! That’s terrible..Ok, next!
Josanne Cassar

'Never reply to a lie, because you will only keep the story going. Ignore it, news has a 24 hour life cycle and it will go away'. So says Eli Gold,...

'Never reply to a lie, because you will only keep the...

Keep calm and be strong
Raphael Vassallo

People who wield real power don’t exactly need to inform others of this fact. The effects of their power will be felt, regardless of whether they...

People who wield real power don’t exactly need to...

Concerted effort needed
Evarist Bartolo

The real problem is that too many young people are pushed down an educational route that is not right for them, primarily because there was no other option

The real problem is that too many young people are pushed...

The cost of corruption
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Money and influence should not decide access to education, work and services. Instead, the playing field should be made level for all

Money and influence should not decide access to education,...

Left, right and centre in Malta’s 40-year-old Republic
John Baldacchino

People should take a closer look at how the party model adopted and sustained...

People should take a closer look at how the party model...

A watershed moment
Michael Falzon

This is not to say that Muscat never made mistakes before, but that in this case he failed when he was tested on how he reacts to circumstances that were not...

This is not to say that Muscat never made mistakes before,...

Shoot at a car? Uproar – Rape and murder? No comment
Raphael Vassallo

In a country which howled in indignation when the police took a week to arrest...

In a country which howled in indignation when the police...

We’ve got a leak
Josanne Cassar

If you are going to leak something so important, it has to be unaltered and unedited so that the public can make up its own mind. You do not get to pick and...

If you are going to leak something so important, it has to...

Yet another police f*** up
Saviour Balzan

Sorry to sabotage the Christmas spirit but I have to say that today’s front-page story returns to haunt our readers because the police have returned to...

Sorry to sabotage the Christmas spirit but I have to say...

Sheehan, Kamara and the threshold of disgust
James Debono

The content of an inquiry report on the death of Mamadou Kamara should create...

The content of an inquiry report on the death of Mamadou...

May the Force be reformed…
Raphael Vassallo

The outcome of the inquiry into the Sheehan shooting case was just another of those easily predictable things

The outcome of the inquiry into the Sheehan shooting case...

Lima will determine Paris climate outcome
Leo Brincat

The fact that the EU leaders have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to...

The fact that the EU leaders have endorsed the...

A concept that has become a reality
Evarist Bartolo

The NSS project started back in 2012 with an intake of around 40 first year students in a couple of borrowed classrooms at St Benedict’s College in Kirkop

The NSS project started back in 2012 with an intake of...

Who’s next?
Frank Psaila

Things got out of hand, and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has only himself to blame. The question is: Who’s next?

Things got out of hand, and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...