Off with a whimper
Michael Falzon
Did the Prime Minister expect her to drag things to finalise her conclusions after 8 June? Would that not have been indirect political interference, by the same token with which...
Empty seats, student apathy and some ridiculous candidates - welcome to the MEP elections
Josanne Cassar
The level of interest among the student population in these elections for the European Parliament is clearly hovering near zero
Grab a condom
Claudine Cassar

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is clearly not sufficient for the circumstances at hand.

Teaching our youngsters to abstain and be faithful is...

The case of the outsmarted smart meters
Michael Falzon

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming corruption for any controversial decision with which one disagrees is not on

Corruption does exist in all walks of life but blaming...

Laying the foundation for tomorrow’s education?
Evarist Bartolo

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows everyone to focus on...

Having one strategy for all educational initiatives allows...

Farrugia Sacco – injustice in the making?
Kevin Aquilina

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that judicial removal...

Applying proportionality to Farrugia Sacco indicates that...

The wolves of Malta
Saviour Balzan

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is missing the point: News is not determined by who smells the coffee, but by who casts the dice.

If Muscat thinks his AC Milan has no news value, he is...

Stealing from the commons
James Debono

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are rampant, naming and shaming those party to bribery is vital to dispel any impression that a cover-up is...

In a country where political patronage and nepotism are...

‘You can feel the disease…’
Raphael Vassallo

The Beatles's 'Come Together' is a terrible choice as Malta's theme song for the country's 50th anniversary celebrations. Here's why.

The Beatles's 'Come Together' is a terrible choice as...

On the parliamentary removal of a judge
Kevin Aquilina

The Speaker should ensure that biased Members of Parliament are debarred from taking part in the removal procedure, including in voting

The Speaker should ensure that biased Members of Parliament...

How much dirtier can you get?
Saviour Balzan

Surely the revelation that Enemalta meter readers had been involved in accepting bribes to reduce the value of an electricity bill comes as no surprise to most...

Surely the revelation that Enemalta meter readers had been...

Delimara: why all the haste?
James Debono

The decision on where to store and process natural gas should have been the first one to be taken and only after widespread public consultation with local...

The decision on where to store and process natural gas...

Strong voices in Europe
Raphael Vassallo

Take the next MEP election in June 2014. You can already predict what most (admittedly not all) candidates will say under any given circumstance.

Take the next MEP election in June 2014. You can already...

The importance of being employable
Evarist Bartolo

Meaningful employment can only be obtained by applying the skills relative to the particular job.

Meaningful employment can only be obtained by applying the...

Poverty and inequality
Raphael Vassallo

To be totally fair, it is not inequality per se that stagnates growth, but poverty.

To be totally fair, it is not inequality per se that...

The importance of being employable
Evarist Bartolo

Meaningful employment can only be obtained by applying the skills relative to the particular job.

Meaningful employment can only be obtained by applying the...

How Facebook Has Transformed Our Culture over The Past 10 Years

Ten years ago, Mark Zuckerberg introduced “The Facebook” to the world.

Ten years ago, Mark Zuckerberg introduced “The...

Poverty and inequality
Claudine Cassar

To be totally fair, it is not inequality per se that stagnates growth, but poverty.

To be totally fair, it is not inequality per se that...

Epitaph on a giraffe
Raphael Vassallo

Marius the giraffe died to feed (quite literally) the public’s appetite for the macabre

Marius the giraffe died to feed (quite literally) the...

Boosting Your Business Growth
Conrad Bugeja

There are various ways by which one can boost a business's growth – a direct way is to increase advertising. This is very effective especially for B2C...

There are various ways by which one can boost a business's...