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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...

This is a bubbling cauldron which should not be ignored

Josanne Cassar

It is this pervasive irritation and growing uneasiness which the Prime Minister...

It is this pervasive irritation and growing uneasiness...

Saviour Balzan

To tackle the issue of low and ridiculous salaries for MPs we dish out jobs for the boys... This habit of having parliamentarians working in the state sector...

To tackle the issue of low and ridiculous salaries for MPs...

Migraine costing European economies an estimated €55 billion annually | Yan Grima

Studies continue to show that there has been little advancement in migraine care throughout the last decade and the needs of the many people who suffer with...

Studies continue to show that there has been little...

‘Tis the season of grifting | Haris Barounis

The edifice of respectable realpolitik is unequivocally challenged and on the...

The edifice of respectable realpolitik is unequivocally...

A new dawn for our construction industry?

Mark Said

With the construction sector experiencing a resurgence in growth, it is bound...

With the construction sector experiencing a resurgence in...

Looks like you CAN ‘have your cake and eat it’, after all…

Raphael Vassallo

See? It’s just like I had originally suspected, way back when I was...

See? It’s just like I had originally suspected, way...

Michael Falzon

Is democracy committing a suicide of sorts?

The only ‘shocking’ thing about Geert Wilders’ win, is how the world’s media reported it…

Raphael Vassallo

It seems as though the entire world was somehow ‘shocked’, to discover that yet another ‘Far Right, populist politician’, has won...

It seems as though the entire world was somehow...

A tiny island which is too big for its boots

Josanne Cassar

It may be a bitter pill to swallow for those who can only lick their chops and...

It may be a bitter pill to swallow for those who can only...

Mark Camilleri Gambin

Despite hailing from a generation which is far from savvy with technology, Arnold Cassola manages to utilise modern tools with deftness of an expert social...

Despite hailing from a generation which is far from savvy...

The tuna industry’s greenwashing tactics | Daniel Xerri

When we look at the 10,003 tonnes of tuna caught in the wild in 2021, one...

When we look at the 10,003 tonnes of tuna caught in the...

Reservations about whether this new law was timely and needed abound, but I can only wish those 16-year-olds who dare contest in the upcoming local council...

Reservations about whether this new law was timely and...

A budget not for the middle class? | Daniel Attard

This strategy is a primary driver behind the ongoing progress of Malta’s...

This strategy is a primary driver behind the ongoing...

With so many ‘invasive species’ running around… why are ‘trees’ the only ones we ever complain about?

Raphael Vassallo

Hey, don’t all try to answer at once! You can’t exactly expect me to hear what you’re saying, when you all suddenly start shouting like...

Hey, don’t all try to answer at once! You can’t...

The whisperings of the past often find a way to echo into the present

Alex Agius Saliba

However, with balanced European and national policies that support both those...

However, with balanced European and national policies that...

Michael Falzon

Construction in Malta has progressed by leaps and bounds since that time... and we have now found that our legal framework has not kept pace with this evolution

Construction in Malta has progressed by leaps and bounds...

Raphael Vassallo

And if that’s not a milestone historical moment, for Ruzar Briffa to write a poem about: I don’t know what is, quite frankly…

And if that’s not a milestone historical moment, for...

While this budget heralds numerous improvements in social security benefits for...

While this budget heralds numerous improvements in social...