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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...

Alex Agius Saliba

It is important that we remain on the alert as these unique features which make us proud to be Maltese are fragile and may easily be lost

It is important that we remain on the alert as these unique...

Fighting Greenwashing. Forging a Green Europe

Cyrus Engerer

Ultimately, consumers have shown a lot of frustration at not knowing which...

Ultimately, consumers have shown a lot of frustration at...

Why does the EU want to lower the driving age to 17? To boost Europe’s automotive industry, of course…

Raphael Vassallo

And viewed from that angle, at least: who knows? Maybe it’s not such a daft idea, all things considered…

And viewed from that angle, at least: who knows? Maybe...

Michael Falzon

Instead of telling it how it is in a frank manner, they prefer to appear contradictory and schizophrenic!

Instead of telling it how it is in a frank manner, they...

‘Doing nothing is not an option’ (he says, while doing nothing)

Raphael Vassallo

… make no mistake: that Olympic Gold Medal is as good as ours,...

… make no mistake: that Olympic Gold Medal is as...

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...