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The fuller story behind the 1985 hijack in Malta | Malcolm Scerri Ferrante

Beneath his composure, I sensed a man still burdened by the weight of that tragedy—a leader who believed he had acted rightly for his country, yet who knew, deep down, that...

Open spaces at the touch of a button

Miriam Dalli

Malta’s environmental strategy must be bold, creative, and unafraid of reshaping old habits

Saviour Balzan

That tsunami may well be bigger than we could have ever imagined, especially if former prime minister Joseph Muscat is treated in the same way as other...

That tsunami may well be bigger than we could have ever...

Not if, but when and how: Considerations for the euthanasia debate | Christian Colombo, Joanna Onions

A regime which must include carefully scrutinised safeguards, and strict rules which both guide and protect patients, medical professionals, and families

A regime which must include carefully scrutinised...

Fr Marc Andre Camilleri has a problem… very much of his own making | Frank Camilleri

I think this idea of commercialising such a historic and magnificent monument is too hard to accept as being realistic and not some fantasy of the mind

I think this idea of commercialising such a historic and...

May Day relish | Claudette Abela Baldacchino

May Day, however, is not merely an occasion to celebrate the past. Paying...

May Day, however, is not merely an occasion to celebrate...

Michael Falzon

As for my opinion, I think the Paola parish priest is right and that this issue does not justify any interference from the state

As for my opinion, I think the Paola parish priest is right...

What the Tsavo lions can teach us about our construction industry

Raphael Vassallo

The same old ‘exploitation’ issues that dogged the Tsavo workforce...

The same old ‘exploitation’ issues that dogged...

The connection between crime and drug addiction

Josanne Cassar

During a cursory look at the headlines this week, I noticed (not for the first...

During a cursory look at the headlines this week, I noticed...

Saviour Balzan

Silvio Grixti: The idea of pinning all these illegalities on one person is wrong. Undoubtedly, blame lies first and foremost on the persons who sought the...

Silvio Grixti: The idea of pinning all these illegalities...

Mark Said

The idea that politicians’ ambition is possibly no longer compatible with pursuing good public policy is disturbing and may be at least partially true,...

The idea that politicians’ ambition is possibly no...

The first collective agreement for the Institute for Education

Marco Bonnici

This is the first collective agreement for IFE and the first agreement signed...

This is the first collective agreement for IFE and the...

Let us not kid ourselves; these fringe political voices want a traditional society where diversity is shunned and non-conformists silenced. No thank you;...

Let us not kid ourselves; these fringe political voices...

Bringing Air Malta back from the dead… just to watch it die again

Raphael Vassallo

And if that really does prove to be the case: well, do I even need to go on?...

And if that really does prove to be the case: well, do I...

Michael Falzon

The strengthening of the electricity grid was abandoned for a very long time with the Labour administration concentrating on the provision of power rather than...

The strengthening of the electricity grid was abandoned for...

Mark Said

The challenges that many European farmers, not least Maltese, faced during the last decades were significant... they contended with economic hardships born out...

The challenges that many European farmers, not least...

Josanne Cassar

The shocking story of a woman who was left with a piece of gauze in her abdomen following a hernia operation, which caused her endless physical pain and...

The shocking story of a woman who was left with a piece of...

Saviour Balzan

Founded in 1961 when Malta was still a British colony and the world was a very different place, the BA’s functions need to be revisited and based on one...

Founded in 1961 when Malta was still a British colony and...

$Water audit at St Augustine College reveals student habits and perspectives | Mikael Balzan, Mattia Stafrace$

The focus of the Committee is an educational campaign through information posters, contributions in the student-led newsletter, and a Campus-wide quiz

The focus of the Committee is an educational campaign...

Why Bernard Grech must go | Frank Camilleri

That is why Labour wins in the surveys and the Nationalists do not budge

That is why Labour wins in the surveys and the Nationalists...