The hymn of ‘the sweet mother who bore us’

Melvic Zammit

In the shadow of the ‘language question’, Dun Karm deliberately wrote the anthem without a single word of foreign origin, to show that Maltese did not need to borrow...

Violent adolescents: We need level heads, not knee-jerk reactions

Josanne Cassar

We need to take a long hard look at what is happening around us, including the erosion of respect towards authority figures such as teachers, who can testify to the increased...

JP Fabri

The shift underway is therefore more than regulatory. It is philosophical. It...

The shift underway is therefore more than regulatory. It is...

Saviour Balzan

When walking in the street the other day I was scolded by a group of elderly men in the town where I live. They called me all sorts of names as I walked by...

When walking in the street the other day I was scolded by a...

Thomas Bajada

Real innovation or the kind that stands the test of time, is not only technological, but moral. It begins not in laboratories or boardrooms, but in our...

Real innovation or the kind that stands the test of time,...

Indeed, it is unprecedented that a court expert refuses to testify, even remotely. He has truly done a Houdini act—disappearing and leaving his audience...

Indeed, it is unprecedented that a court expert refuses to...

Court issues interim measure halting deportation of Albanian national | Andrew Drago

The case of Artan Coku vs The State Advocate and the Chief Principal Immigration Officer, has been granted an interim measure in favour of the...

The case of Artan Coku vs The State Advocate and the Chief...

Mark Said

This Jekyll and Hyde government is infuriating even a growing number of Labour loyalists. When it’s good, Robert Abela’s administration is truly...

This Jekyll and Hyde government is infuriating even a...

But the cherry on the cake is the last two words: ‘September 2025’. The PN had the gall to date its document as if it had presented it in time for...

But the cherry on the cake is the last two words:...

The numbers have spoken, the parties need to listen

This is why surveys are not the be all and all of politics—it would be a...

This is why surveys are not the be all and all of...

Beyond the swings of the two-party system

Mark Camilleri Gambin

What we learn from the Mamdani phenomenon and other recent political twists is...

What we learn from the Mamdani phenomenon and other recent...

The fuller story behind the 1985 hijack in Malta | Malcolm Scerri Ferrante

Beneath his composure, I sensed a man still burdened by the weight of that tragedy—a leader who believed he had acted rightly for his country, yet who...

Beneath his composure, I sensed a man still burdened by the...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

It is only fair that a breach of human rights is quantified in financial terms and the State is made to bear the costs. After all, the State exists to promote...

It is only fair that a breach of human rights is quantified...

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Malta’s environmental strategy must be bold, creative, and unafraid of reshaping old habits

Malta’s environmental strategy must be bold,...

Errors in charge sheet lead to acquittal in criminal case

On 29 September 2025, Magistrate Yana Micallef Stafrace, in Police vs Ojo...

On 29 September 2025, Magistrate Yana Micallef Stafrace, in...

JP Fabri

Yet, the challenges Malta faces are structural. We must sustain economic resilience in the face of demographic ageing, declining fertility, environmental...

Yet, the challenges Malta faces are structural. We must...

The incident does raise serious question marks as to the preparedness of European countries, including Malta, to deal with this relatively new form of threat...

The incident does raise serious question marks as to the...

How we strengthen the defence of European democracy | Tomas Tobé and David Casa

The message of the EPP Group to the commission is clear: the time for piecemeal or complacent solutions is over. We expect an ambitious and courageous reform...

The message of the EPP Group to the commission is clear:...

Adjusting to the reality of a multicultural world

Josanne Cassar

I have no idea whether Mamdani is going to make a good mayor or not, but all I...

I have no idea whether Mamdani is going to make a good...