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No, sex with a minor can never be consensual

Josanne Cassar

That a young girl who has been through God knows what kind of abuse by adults and has become promiscuous as a result is a lost cause and is not worth defending?

‘Mangia santi, cacca diavoli’

Saviour Balzan

In the eyes of many Repubblika is toast and the real winners in this case should be the Nationalist Party

Social media: easy to forget repercussions of words

Alex Agius Saliba

What we write online and what we decide to share with our friends and family...

What we write online and what we decide to share with our...

Peter Agius

As friends of Libya we must extend the helping hand in rebuilding the country from the bottom up in all the different sectors where we have a good story to tell

As friends of Libya we must extend the helping hand in...

Even cavemen understood ‘sustainability’ better than us

Raphael Vassallo

So the irony, I suppose, is twofold: on one hand… well, we don’t...

So the irony, I suppose, is twofold: on one hand…...

Michael Falzon

Malta needs to start breathing fresh air that is not polluted by the type of foul and wicked culture that has been exposed

Malta needs to start breathing fresh air that is not...

Overcoming gender disparities and inequalities one step at a time | Josianne Cutajar

We need to promote female role models in the field and invest in adequate skilling and assistance

We need to promote female role models in the field and...

There’s always something new which is ripe for abuse

Josanne Cassar

While some of those who should have received their jab by now sit anxiously at...

While some of those who should have received their jab by...

It’s time for Labour to talk about greedy fuckers like Keith

Matthew Vella

Was 2013’s Taghna Lkoll entirely in bad faith? And can...

Was 2013’s Taghna Lkoll entirely in...

Saviour Balzan

Whether this week’s events will rock the independent media or not, this should not cow the fourth estate; on the contrary, they need to recognise...

Whether this week’s events will rock the independent...

Vaccines: the last frontier of discrimination...

Raphael Vassallo

Either they’re ‘essential’… or they’re not. And...

Either they’re ‘essential’… or...

Men and women: allies against patriarchal barriers | Michael Camilleri

Instead of simple bystanders, men can use their power and voice to speak up, and intervene whenever they witness sexist behaviour and attitudes by others

Instead of simple bystanders, men can use their power and...

Respecting our Constitution and the right to a fair hearing | Karol Aquilina

The solution to the government’s conundrum is actually quite simple: retain the investigative and prosecutorial roles of public authorities and empower...

The solution to the government’s conundrum is...

Michael Falzon

The government should get the Opposition on board and find an acceptable legal solution to the problem it wants to overcome: doing it in this...

The government should get the Opposition on board and...

Isn’t it time for another police press conference?

Raphael Vassallo

Maybe the time has come for another police press conference; this time, to...

Maybe the time has come for another police press...

Josanne Cassar

Whether the couple should have stayed in Britain and continued with their Royal duties, or whether they were right to leave the UK and relocate to the US, is...

Whether the couple should have stayed in Britain and...

Saviour Balzan

Today we have lost control over COVID. Even the mortalities have snaffled away younger people with apparently healthy histories

Today we have lost control over COVID. Even the mortalities...

Decision-making roles still a male prerogative | Graziella Attard Previ

Far from the rights which are entrenched in laws, often, the everyday lives of most women are fraught with inequalities

Far from the rights which are entrenched in laws, often,...

Challenge your moral convictions | Isabel Stabile

Most people have not done enough independent research to back up their strong...

Most people have not done enough independent research to...

You can’t cure a disease by distorting the symptoms

Raphael Vassallo

While the earlier COVID-19 predictions turned out to have been slightly...

While the earlier COVID-19 predictions turned out to have...