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It’s also Christmas in the Criminal Courts

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

One could appreciate the rehabilitative aspects of prison leave by looking at a very recent event where, for the first time, six Maltese prisoners travelled abroad to participate...

Mental health, drug abuse and a family tragedy

Josanne Cassar

What has particularly stayed with me, like a dark shadow which is impossible to shake off, is the looming spectre of mental illness, exacerbated by drug abuse, among so many young...

A dealer, an addict and a criminal | Mariella Dimech

Changing a law with the only argument that an addict is not a criminal does not...

Changing a law with the only argument that an addict is not...

Raphael Vassallo

Where has Minister Anton Refalo actually been, while this crisis was ‘spiralling out of control’? And where is he still hiding today, for that...

Where has Minister Anton Refalo actually been, while this...

Michael Falzon

Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she has proved pragmatic, ditching hard-line policies and moving away from her past populist and...

Meloni has done little in the way of real reforms, but she...

Daniel Xerri

When media houses give space to people with absurd views, they achieve nothing of value

When media houses give space to people with absurd views,...

Saviour Balzan

There is little doubt, that Malta is in dire need of an opposition party and the Labour Party must have an opposition to keep it on its toes. It is...

There is little doubt, that Malta is in dire need of an...

Increase in emergency calls by drug users: More abuse or less fear? | Karen Mamo

Increased presentations to the emergency services, primarily linked with cocaine and cannabis, are a shared reality across the EU

Increased presentations to the emergency services,...

Mark Said

Perhaps the time has come to consider a constitutional amendment whereby the Speaker is elected by a two-thirds majority with the same procedure as that...

Perhaps the time has come to consider a constitutional...

Michael Falzon

Pity the serious US voter if the campaign centres on the verbal slips of the two candidates! A geriatric race is on

Pity the serious US voter if the campaign centres on the...

Europe’s latest magic trick: turning farmers into villains…

Raphael Vassallo

Like a classic Panto villain (and in season, too!) an army of ‘evil,...

Like a classic Panto villain (and in season, too!) an army...

We are surrounded by narcissistic politicians

Josanne Cassar

It is one thing to give great sound bites and get social media all a flutter...

It is one thing to give great sound bites and get social...

Saviour Balzan

As things stand, we will be still seeing much more of Maserati Muscat and President Metsola, but my feeling is that they will be orbiting around Mother Earth...

As things stand, we will be still seeing much more of...

Renee Laiviera

Eliminating racial discrimination in housing requires sustained effort and collaboration from individuals, communities, policymakers, media, and society as a...

Eliminating racial discrimination in housing requires...