Enhancing animal welfare through legislation and infrastructure | Alicia Bugeja Said
By providing timely medical attention, the service significantly reduces suffering and improves the overall well-being of stray animals
Diary of a volunteer: On the front line of war
Christina Lejman
Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary organisation MOAS. In June, their HQ team travelled to Ukraine to visit their projects on the front...
Lessons in political suicide
Jurgen Balzan

The opposition’s decision to abstain on the historic vote on civil unions could come back to haunt the party

The opposition’s decision to abstain on the historic...

Guaranteeing youth employment
Evarist Bartolo

We do not just want people who are successful in their examinations but we also want skilled people with character and personality, which also fit the...

We do not just want people who are successful in their...

‘We’re only in it for the money…’
Raphael Vassallo

Far from being deluded or demented, Cuschieri evidently made his own...

Far from being deluded or demented, Cuschieri evidently...

In Malta, as a citizen of the world
Farah Abdi

In Libya, human rights violations were the order of the day.

In Libya, human rights violations were the order of the day.

Civil Unions: A historic moment
Michael Briguglio

The introduction of civil unions is a historic moment in terms of social justice and equality

The introduction of civil unions is a historic moment in...

Anything goes
Saviour Balzan

In the past, anyone who had a relationship with Zaren Vassallo was cut to pieces by the Labour opposition. Now the Nationalist opposition refuses to question...

In the past, anyone who had a relationship with Zaren...

We cannot always be happy
Josanne Cassar

Can adults and their kids rediscover the pleasure of being 'just fine' in life and learn that losing is also OK?

Can adults and their kids rediscover the pleasure of being...

No, you May not…
Raphael Vassallo

Foreigners be warned. The only thing we want to hear about your stay is the chink of euro coins landing in a cash register. As for your opinions about this...

Foreigners be warned. The only thing we want to hear about...

Public transport subsidies have to increase
James Debono

The Nationalist opposition is wrong in criticising the government for forking...

The Nationalist opposition is wrong in criticising the...

Setting the stage for tomorrow’s world
Evarist Bartolo

Following 12 months of preparation, we launched the free childcare services and the breakfast club in all primary schools this week, in yet another important...

Following 12 months of preparation, we launched the free...

A whistle-less whistleblower
Kevin Aquilina

Although the Protection of the Whistleblower Act is a feather in the cap of democracy, it still contains certain provisions that discourage the mass media from...

Although the Protection of the Whistleblower Act is a...

God’s will be done, if and when it suits us
Raphael Vassallo

It never ceases to amaze me how many people in this country – and...

It never ceases to amaze me how many people in this country...

One big deal – or is it just a reshuffle?
Michael Falzon

Muscat's big mistake was to announce a reshuffle some three weeks before he...

Muscat's big mistake was to announce a reshuffle some...

A ticket to run away from home
Farah Abdi

The cheapest round-trip airline ticket from Nairobi to London is $565 (€412). What in the world would force people like myself to spend thousands of...

The cheapest round-trip airline ticket from Nairobi to...

Our political metastasis
Saviour Balzan

The majority of the new appointments in Muscat's Cabinet reshuffle have little or no link to Labour in politics, let alone in the Labour Party.

The majority of the new appointments in Muscat's...

Yet another educational experiment?
Josanne Cassar

Every cluster of students hit by educational 'experiments' and changes have their own story to tell of how it affected their life. Do we need more?

Every cluster of students hit by educational...

Diversity matters: people’s lives depend on it
Jon Hoisaeter

When it comes to refugees and migrants, society’s tendency to generalise...

When it comes to refugees and migrants, society’s...

Mixed feelings in Muscat’s year one
Frank Psaila

Muscat should ditch the ‘know it all’ attitude and keep the economy on track. If he loses a good chunk of his 2013 vote, it means Labour might be...

Muscat should ditch the ‘know it all’ attitude...