In the pursuit of stability
Stephanie Fabri / JP Fabri
At first glance, this is definitely a budget with a heart and one which pursues stability. The main challenge is how to address the longer-term vision of enhancing productivity...
Budgetary matters
Stephanie Fabri / JP Fabri
Whilst the government announces various policies, schemes, and strategies during the year, the budget is still seen as a central economic policy document which lays out the action...
Online Brand Monitoring
Daniel Coleiro Kingswell

Word of mouth has always been one of the most important factors that can make or break a business. With blogs, online articles and social media, the word of...

Word of mouth has always been one of the most important...

Cash for citizenship
James Debono

Selling Maltese citizenship for €650,000 sends the message that Maltese identity is based on cash

Selling Maltese citizenship for €650,000 sends the...

Walkout or washout
Saviour Balzan

‘Moral convictions’? Thanks, but I’d much prefer solid evidence
Raphael Vassallo

What we are ultimately talking about here is a possible case of double...

What we are ultimately talking about here is a possible...

The way forward starts by sitting down
Evarist Bartolo

The democratisation of schools is the first step, but similar initiatives are in the pipeline to bring back stature to school management

The democratisation of schools is the first step, but...

Indiscretion is not the opposite of discretion
Michael Falzon

Under the previous police commissioner, accusing citizens with the highest...

Under the previous police commissioner, accusing citizens...

Farewell to spring hunting?
Michael Briguglio

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for more broad environmental alliances which go beyond narrow partisanship.

The spring hunting campaign could help re-open the door for...

You’re under arrest. No, wait, you’re not…
Raphael Vassallo

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant for John Dalli…...

If they felt there was evidence to issue an arrest warrant...

Asylum seekers are not smuggled goods
James Debono

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these human beings in the same category as smuggled goods or illegal substances

Calling asylum seekers ‘illegal immigrants’ puts these...

This is the story
Saviour Balzan

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John Dalli?

The big question is, why did John Rizzo not charge John...

How to make a Maltese Fascist cross…
Raphael Vassallo

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when people start paying more attention to the events of around 70 years ago, than to things that...

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when...

Spending your way out of a recession
Claudine Cassar

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has put macroeconomics at the forefront of many news bulletins.

The recession that has hit Europe in the last few years has...

Vocational education: learning by doing
Evarist Bartolo

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect, perhaps even if not fully comprehending the principle itself. Reaching out to them can give us insight

Children are exceedingly intuitive and value respect,...

How to make a Maltese Fascist cross…
Raphael Vassallo

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when people start paying more attention to the events of around 70 years ago, than to things that...

You can generally tell your country’s lost its mojo when...

That is why we are a Western democracy
Saviour Balzan

Is it right for a minister’s wife to be given an appointment, like a direct order by a government entity?

Is it right for a minister’s wife to be given an...

Ten years later
Saviour Balzan

Simon Busuttil wants the PN to be a fighting force. But he must invest in the younger generation, and reinvent what the PN stands for.

Simon Busuttil wants the PN to be a fighting force. But he...

What’s in a ‘boo’?
Claudine Cassar

When I heard that the crowd booed when the presenter called out Simon Busuttil’s name I could not help but wonder – did the PN supporters in the crowd want...

When I heard that the crowd booed when the presenter called...

Sickening the country with sick leave
Michael Falzon

Time has come for the medical profession to put its act together and ensure that doctors refrain from being willing and compliant accomplices to this sickening...

Time has come for the medical profession to put its act...