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Cry wolf

Saviour Balzan

The Prime Minister should recognise loyalty but not at the expense of destroying his government and more, such as actions that will erase any perceived steps taken to enshrine the...

An indictment of the Maltese government

Mark Said

Our tribunals need collegial members who will support their tribunal’s institutional goals of adjudicative excellence, productivity, timeliness, accessibility and...

Disagreement on standards? Not a good omen

Saviour Balzan

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on the role of Standards...

That both sides cannot come to a common stand to agree on...

Next President after George Vella? There probably won’t even be one…

Raphael Vassallo

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent Republic, for as long it actually lasts… because something tells me Vella may well end up...

Savour the experience of living in a sovereign, independent...

Why bottom-up approach is necessary for not-for-profit cannabis associations | Andrew Bonello, Oscar Pares

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting legislative changes allowing the limited possession and cultivation of cannabis, various questions...

As Malta nears its one-year anniversary since enacting...

Pelé: a global superstar who put passion at the heart of soccer | Simon Chadwick

The Conversation

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a wonderful ambassador for the world’s favorite game; he was a cultural icon

Pelé wasn’t just a great player and a...

Michael Falzon

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though many effects of these follies will be with us for long

The follies of 2022 will soon be forgotten, even though...

Stop taking people for a ride | Alexia DeBono

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on their shortcomings and...

Both parties had the chance in the past to make right on...

Michael Falzon

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood, perhaps. But this is what I feel during this year’s Christmas period – or is it just the...

I have today let myself to fall into preaching mood,...

Raphael Vassallo

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe, who actually regards ‘Christmas’ as the clean opposite of a ‘relaxing, care-free...

Surely, I cannot be the only person in the entire Universe,...

The recurring human dilemma: 'Should I stay or should I go?'

Josanne Cassar

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of anger and rage, only...

There is nothing worse than living in a perpetual state of...

2022 showed us Malta is undergoing radical change yet again

Saviour Balzan

The young demographic have little patience and respect for old centres of...

The young demographic have little patience and respect for...

Raphael Vassallo

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush off to ‘get myself to the Church on time’, whenever Archbishop Charles Scicluna delivers...

I might be mistaken, of course: it’s not like I rush...

Santa's little tech helper: the future of festive technology | Alexiei Dingli

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or to put thought and effort into choosing something that will be meaningful to the person you're...

Is it better to rely on a computer to pick out a gift, or...

Maternal mortality: nothing but the truth | Gilbert Gravino, Isabel Stabile

the major difficulties in relying on maternal mortality to demonstrate excellence in health care are that maternal deaths remain generally under-reported, and...

the major difficulties in relying on maternal mortality to...

Authorities, it takes three to tango | Andrew Bonello

By injecting realistic funds to sustain the pivotal work of an Authority or...

By injecting realistic funds to sustain the pivotal work of...

Ancient Apocalypse? You can’t be Sirius (pt 2)

Raphael Vassallo

Regardless whether the temples were built 6,000 years ago (as archaeologists...

Regardless whether the temples were built 6,000 years ago...

Local councils reform should include reform on how funds are used

Michael Falzon

Producing energy that powers homes and factories from fusion is still decades...

Producing energy that powers homes and factories from...

The problem with Bernard Grech’s misogynistic speech

Naomi Cachia

To state that there is nothing natural about male supremacy is to state the...

To state that there is nothing natural about male supremacy...

Saviour Balzan

Considering that the European Parliament has positioned itself as the high moral arbiter in the case of so many countries, including Malta, it follows that it...

Considering that the European Parliament has positioned...