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Harry’s warning, breakwaters and coastal defences

A small island is even more vulnerable to the impact of these natural phenomena, suffice to say that for almost two days during Storm Harry, rough seas isolated Malta’s...

Why not a fixed election date

This speculation may make for interesting dinner or wedding conversations. It may provoke analytical news features that try to interpret and explain government...

And while the phenomenon in Malta may not be widespread, even one child being auctioned off like this is one child too many

And while the phenomenon in Malta may not be widespread,...

A million ‘what ifs’ and the keyboard idiots

In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy that was compounded by...

In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy...

Abela’s government should ditch the hot air over Palestinian statehood

If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to forge ahead on its own and recognise a Palestinian state, at the very least, the prime minister...

If Abela’s administration does not have the balls to...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems to want to contest, the PN is not only rudderless but profoundly clueless as to what it stands...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems...

EU must not tolerate Hungary’s LGBTIQ suppression

Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to package the laws clamping...

Irrespective of how the Hungarian government tries to...

Metsola’s Houdini act: Dodge, vanish and leave

Roberta Metsola's Houdini act ended with a bow and goodbye. She did not...

Roberta Metsola's Houdini act ended with a bow and...

It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless they know what the European Parliament President intends to do... Metsola has, so far, been very...

It is pretty obvious that no one will make a move unless...

The road to justice has only just reached another milestone

The fight against organised crime requires a broad approach that targets the...

The fight against organised crime requires a broad approach...

Appoint a parliamentary select committee on Manoel Island

Finding the right balance will not be easy but we believe that as the guardian...

Finding the right balance will not be easy but we believe...

Manoel Island: Robert Abela should not snub his ‘shareholders’

Robert Abela’s outright and immediate defence of the company feeds...

Robert Abela’s outright and immediate defence of...

Lessons from Castille and Dar Centrali: Shameless behaviour and impunity

By refusing to publish his asset declaration and those of his ministers and parliamentary secretaries, Robert Abela is eroding the public’s right to...

By refusing to publish his asset declaration and those of...

Malta is wrong to hesitate in recognising the Palestinian state

By recognising a Palestinian state, Malta will not be endorsing terrorism, or...

By recognising a Palestinian state, Malta will not be...

Ethical standards are good but only if they apply to others

Abela and his administration should stop acting like autocrats, who are...

Abela and his administration should stop acting like...

Legislation by idiots: Chasing cannabis odour

On paper, this looks like a fine piece of legislation to placate the...

On paper, this looks like a fine piece of legislation to...

Malta must be in a position to safeguard its exclusive economic zones

An issue that cannot be overlooked once Malta does define the EEZs is the...

An issue that cannot be overlooked once Malta does define...

Compassion, respect to life and individual choice, should guide assisted dying debate

While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying, shaped around the belief that an individual has a right to end their pain and choose when to depart, we...

While we encourage a mature debate on assisted dying,...

A deafening Maltese and European silence

The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that the UN Security Council authorise an investigation into the attack on the Gaza-bound ship so that the...

The Maltese government must take the lead and demand that...

A drone attack, Malta’s vulnerability and Israel’s genocide

The brutal Israeli military attacks on humanitarian aid workers and UN staff;...

The brutal Israeli military attacks on humanitarian aid...