Fiasco
Saviour Balzan
The fiasco at Enemalta was perhaps in synch with the management disaster of the Jean Paul Sofia case
Look how successful I am! | Daniel Xerri
If such personifications of the ‘I don’t give a f*ck about the law’ attitude are allowed to continue roaming the streets, persist with criminal activities and...
Only in Malta!
James Debono

Last night Tiffany made us proud. But why should political parties have to remind us that they are the alpha and omega of all that happens in Malta and...

Last night Tiffany made us proud. But why should...

The emperor has no clothes
James Debono

Never in post war Italian history has a single man brought so much shame to his country.

Never in post war Italian history has a single man...

Increase the minimum wage
Michael Briguglio

The prophets of profit will tell us a rise in minimum wage will be a disaster, but how do countries with higher wages than Malta’s still attract...

The prophets of profit will tell us a rise in minimum...

The case for a land tax
James Debono

As the budget approaches, the government has to find a way of starting to honor its pledge to cut income tax without bankrupting the country.  One way...

As the budget approaches, the government has to find a...

Car-free day: from rhetoric to reality
Caroline Muscat

Green initiatives may be commendable, but if they are not backed by real action they amount to nothing more than publicity stunts.

Green initiatives may be commendable, but if they are not...

Car-free day: from rhetoric to reality
Caroline Muscat

Green initiatives may be commendable, but if they are not backed by real action they amount to nothing more than publicity stunts.

Green initiatives may be commendable, but if they are not...

Prime Ministerial hot air
Saviour Balzan

After Independence 2010, how long are we going to reminisce over the cuts and bruises of yesteryear?

After Independence 2010, how long are we going to...

Mintoff and I
Carmen Sammut

In our assessment of Dom Mintoff we need to ask ‘why?’ he took certain decisions within the context of his time and how those decisions fitted...

In our assessment of Dom Mintoff we need to ask...

A Mintoffian hangover
James Debono

Mintoff seems to have recovered from his ailment but Maltese democracy still suffers from a legacy of tribalism and impunity for those in power.

Mintoff seems to have recovered from his ailment but...

Another reason to refuse Gaddafi’s €5 billion blackmail
James Debono

By firing at an Italian fishing boat, Libya has given us one more reason to...

By firing at an Italian fishing boat, Libya has given us...

Highest number of deaths by fireworks in the last 30 years
Evarist Bartolo

Regulation means we have too look closer at fireworks manufacturing.

Regulation means we have too look closer at fireworks...

Libya: one rowdy neighbour
Carmen Sammut

The Italian and Maltese governments both defended Gaddafi and his Roman demands. But he has not won our hearts and minds, and in our countries, public...

The Italian and Maltese governments both defended Gaddafi...

A Clash of Fundamentalisms
James Debono

The threat of burning the Koran on the anniversary of 9-11, although withdrawn, has conjured the spectre of a war between fundamentalisms.

The threat of burning the Koran on the anniversary of...

Killing in the name of
James Debono

Political parties can only come clean on the fireworks issue if they cut their links with the fireworks lobby.

Political parties can only come clean on the fireworks...

News without truth
Caroline Muscat

Paul Vincenti is making an argument against divorce based on notions he doesn’t even understand. So he needs to look them up.

Paul Vincenti is making an argument against divorce based...

Political parties and the local councils’ earthquake
Michael Falzon

Councillors would not have been better without the discipline of their...

Councillors would not have been better without the...

Tangentopoli in Malta?
James Debono

Some have compared the current epidemic of bribery hitting local councils to tangentopoli (Bribesville). I beg to differ: Malta simply doesn't have an...

Some have compared the current epidemic of bribery...

Honey and smiles
Carmen Sammut

Malta needs coordinated public diplomacy and nation branding strategies.

Malta needs coordinated public diplomacy and nation...