Three more summers of sewage  in our seas
Peter Agius
In the ongoing case at the European Court of Justice, the Maltese Government is telling the European Commission that Malta’s sewage problem will take until 2027 to resolve,...
Why is it so ‘vital’ to publish the inquiry immediately?
Raphael Vassallo
The one outcome we can’t realistically expect, under the present circumstances, is that the Vitals inquiry simply ‘fizzle out with a whimper, instead of a bang’...
Quotas – a necessary evil?
Claudine Cassar

Quotas are the only way that we can kick-start true progress towards achieving equality

Quotas are the only way that we can kick-start true...

PN bodyguards with criminal records
Evarist Bartolo

Setting the record straight on party bodyguards.

Setting the record straight on party bodyguards.

5 August, 2013
Saviour Balzan

How things will not change...

How things will not change...

Problem: no money
Raphael Vassallo

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous state of affairs whereby no donation – no matter how astronomical – has to be registered.

Both parties have for decades benefited from an incongruous...

That’s irresponsible
Raphael Vassallo

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the police not to take responsibility for the conclusions of their own investigations.

‘Lack of DNA evidence’ is really just an excuse for the...

Questions too hot to handle
Evarist Bartolo

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to enforce its own regulations demonstrates a regulatory authority lacking in personality and...

Does not the finance minister that the impotency of MFSA to...

It’s all so surreal
Michael Falzon

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of abstainers and vote spoilers will be much more than what has been the average in the past.

I hazard to guess that come Election Day, the percentage of...

Mistra and the aftermath
Edward Mallia

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on a copy of the Mistra contract to the PL without Dr Gonzi (a great practitioner of Nixonian...

There is no way any “PN official” could have passed on...

To trust or not to trust... that is the question
Carmen Sammut

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the party be engaging...

Now that the PN’s methods were revealed, shouldn’t the...

SEO or Social Media?
Conrad Bugeja

Which is the right channel for your business, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) or Social Media?

Which is the right channel for your business, Search Engine...

Taking a walk on the Kate side
Claudine Cassar

The death of Mamadou Kamara has exposed the ugly underbelly of our so-called Christian culture.

The death of Mamadou Kamara has exposed the ugly underbelly...

Evaluating our secondary education
Evarist Bartolo

Should we forget the 468 16-year-olds who did not even register for any SEC exam?

Should we forget the 468 16-year-olds who did not even...

Monkey pee, monkey poo…
Raphael Vassallo

We can’t entirely blame Detention Officers for referring to detained migrants as ‘monkeys’ – if that is in fact the condition they’re kept in.

We can’t entirely blame Detention Officers for referring...

It could be so funny, were it not so sad
Saviour Balzan

Is there a clique? Of course there is. One that is only interested in staying in power because it makes sense for many of them personally.

Is there a clique? Of course there is. One that is only...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Mediatoday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the current political crisis, from the Reporter studios.

Mediatoday managing editor Saviour Balzan on the current...

This is not a coalition
James Debono

In Europe, coalitions are formed by two or more ‘real’ parties on a joint programme. Malta’s is a pact between a weakened Prime Minister and a bitter MP...

In Europe, coalitions are formed by two or more ‘real’...

From Lima with love
Saviour Balzan

The name of the game is survival, and everyone should say it as it is.

The name of the game is survival, and everyone should say...

How to seriously (but seriously) wreck a political party
Raphael Vassallo

I was momentarily distracted by the unexpected vision of an imaginary country...

I was momentarily distracted by the unexpected vision of an...