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Chris Fearne was a victim but it’s Labour’s sleaze that is to blame

Joseph Muscat and his coterie played with fire, got burnt and in the process unleashed hell on the Maltese State. The victims of this wicked and corrupt game were many, not least...

MPs need to step up if they are serious about fighting financial crime

For the past couple of years we have been witnessing a saga through which hefty penalties issued by the Financial Investigations and Analysis Unit (FIAU) are being struck down by...

Busuttil, who inherited a wounded party after the 2013 elections, knows he must reinvent an ideological identity that sets the PN apart from Joseph...

Busuttil, who inherited a wounded party after the 2013...

In 2014 – a year since Italy’s Mare Nostrum rescue mission was downsized and replaced by Frontex’s Operation Triton – Malta experienced...

In 2014 – a year since Italy’s Mare Nostrum...

Busuttil’s demands today immediately contrast with his immediate predecessor’s insistence on higher energy prices

Busuttil’s demands today immediately contrast with...

Pope Francis’s reform has now streamlined the Ecclesiastic Annulment process by (among other things) scaling back the excessive bureaucracy that had...

Pope Francis’s reform has now streamlined the...

Europe must not shirk its refugee obligations

This is not merely a challenge to Europe’s organisational capability when...

This is not merely a challenge to Europe’s...

The reality we now witness forces us all to reassess this perception, and conclude that Europe has so far failed its ‘biggest test since WWII’.

The reality we now witness forces us all to reassess this...

In child abuse, silence hurts more than scandal

In such cases, the greatest erosion of trust may have less to do with the abuse...

In such cases, the greatest erosion of trust may have less...

Environment protection at an all-time low

According to the SPED, development may be permitted in ODZ areas ‘where...

According to the SPED, development may be permitted in ODZ...

This is a human tragedy, not a ‘migration crisis’

MaltaToday has taken an editorial stand to stop using the word migrant; a term...

MaltaToday has taken an editorial stand to stop using the...

we have one party’s women’s section accusing the other of being...

we have one party’s women’s section accusing...

Transparency is also part of energy security

Even with the abundance of energy that will be made available to the island,...

Even with the abundance of energy that will be made...

Muscat may well have a point when he talks of an ‘existentialist crisis’ affecting the media, but his polarised example of a straight choice...

Muscat may well have a point when he talks of an...

The time has come for both these parties to put their money where their mouth is. The current war of words regarding Gaffarena is not only hypocritical, it is...

The time has come for both these parties to put their money...

Europe must have the courage to admit its failure

Reacting to this umpteenth tragedy, the European Commission has issued a...

Reacting to this umpteenth tragedy, the European Commission...

Maltese politics is stuck in traffic, too

There are indications that the traffic congestion currently afflicting...

There are indications that the traffic congestion currently...

As the chief entity responsible for the enforcement of law and order, even a single case of dereliction of duty can seriously undermine public trust in an area...

As the chief entity responsible for the enforcement of law...

Censorship is no substitute for enforcement

Earlier this month, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici announced that his government...

Earlier this month, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici announced...

This week’s events have clearly demonstrated what a high-risk gamble the online gaming industry can be for countries that rely too heavily on it as...

This week’s events have clearly demonstrated what a...