Fiasco
Saviour Balzan
The fiasco at Enemalta was perhaps in synch with the management disaster of the Jean Paul Sofia case
Look how successful I am! | Daniel Xerri
If such personifications of the ‘I don’t give a f*ck about the law’ attitude are allowed to continue roaming the streets, persist with criminal activities and...
Making work pay, but for how long?
Michael Briguglio

The ‘make work pay’ policy should be coupled with an increased drive to combat precarious employment

The ‘make work pay’ policy should be coupled with an...

Facebook Advertising
Daniel Coleiro Kingswell

A popular saying exemplifying how difficult it is to reach potential customers using traditional advertising is that of John Wanamaker when he stated that...

A popular saying exemplifying how difficult it is to reach...

More than just absurd
Saviour Balzan

The police, in their sloppiness, have made a martyr of Norman Vella.

The police, in their sloppiness, have made a martyr of...

The Maltese waitress: an endangered species
Michael Falzon

The Maltese waitress is an endangered species because we are a spoilt nation

The Maltese waitress is an endangered species because we...

Never mind passports. It’s now justice that’s up for sale
Raphael Vassallo

In the Holmes case, there is no doubt in my mind that the nationality of the...

In the Holmes case, there is no doubt in my mind that the...

Opening doors to education and employment
Evarist Bartolo

SEC exams are a door to the future – if this is closed, then students face...

SEC exams are a door to the future – if this is closed,...

Why I like Pope Francis
Evarist Bartolo

Pope Francis has been chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church in difficult times.

Pope Francis has been chosen to lead the Roman Catholic...

More Europe on migration? Then support the FTT
James Debono

Malta rightly expects Europe to share the burden on immigration. But is Malta...

Malta rightly expects Europe to share the burden on...

Enough already!
Claudine Cassar

Clearly, the Booted eagle massacre was not a case of one crazed loon breaking the law – but a number of them, all over the island

Clearly, the Booted eagle massacre was not a case of one...

‘If it flies, it dies’
Raphael Vassallo

...to which I am sorely tempted to reply: "And if you hunt, you're a c***."

...to which I am sorely tempted to reply: "And if you hunt,...

Some budgetary priorities for 2014
Michael Briguglio

Labour should propose a budget which gives priority to social and environmental policies whilst ensuring Malta’s relative economic stability.

Labour should propose a budget which gives priority to...

The sanitised debate on civil unions
James Debono

While the introduction of civil unions is a welcome step towards greater social inclusion, it has exposed the lack of a real organic debate within political...

While the introduction of civil unions is a welcome step...

Hysterics will get us nowhere
Jurgen Balzan

Muscat and Busuttil are calling for Europe to intervene and prevent boats reaching our shores by instituting a European pushback policy. I find this disturbing.

Muscat and Busuttil are calling for Europe to intervene and...

Fighting in the Colosseum
Saviour Balzan

Entering the political arena at 50 is not a priority, more so when I see that I can achieve more in journalism

Entering the political arena at 50 is not a priority, more...

The LGBT historic leap forward
Michael Briguglio

The historic leap forward in the LGBT debate should not make us forget other challenges ahead in family policy.

The historic leap forward in the LGBT debate should not...

The vacant property myth
Michael Falzon

Those who generalise about developers being a greedy lot also believe that they are stupid enough to invest without any chance of recouping their investment,...

Those who generalise about developers being a greedy lot...

Mr Justice and Dr Hyde
Raphael Vassallo

It seems that, in the Maltese jurisdiction, all it takes for a ‘petty’ crime to become ‘serious’ is for it to have been committed by a ‘guest’ in a...

It seems that, in the Maltese jurisdiction, all it takes...

I announce the true winner – Malala!
Claudine Cassar

I am in awe of Malala Yousafzai. It is hard to believe that a 16-year-old girl from a remote valley in Pakistan had the power to shake the conservative...

I am in awe of Malala Yousafzai. It is hard to believe that...