Italy and Chile’s three-peat of World Cup absences
Jean Claude Randon
Despite having very different football histories, both countries have failed to qualify for the 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups. The failure suggests deeper issues in player...
Beyond the deficit is Malta spending enough on the future?
JP Fabri
The Malta Fiscal Advisory Council’s observation that research and development expenditure remains extremely low by European standards should therefore concern policymakers
Malta's healthcare crisis: A call to action
Louis Buhagiar

Let us not be deceived again by arrangements dressed up in corporate...

Let us not be deceived again by arrangements dressed up in...

A power cut in credibility
Jonathan Scerri

What was presented as a flagship measure ultimately feels like smoke and mirrors—an illusion of progress rather than a plan to achieve it

What was presented as a flagship measure ultimately feels...

Tell me what you stand for
Josanne Cassar

It would be nice if the next time we read about the next free thing, both leaders could actually explain how they are going to pay for all this

It would be nice if the next time we read about the next...

It is money galore, unscripted comments and racial slurs
Saviour Balzan

Nothing can explain the toxic xenophobic comments from both sides of the...

Nothing can explain the toxic xenophobic comments from both...

An open letter to Alex Borg: Let Nifs Ġdid mean a new democracy for Malta | Cajetan Schembri

The time for “blue vs red” is over. It is time for a Malta of many colours, working together for the common good to face the difficult challenges...

The time for “blue vs red” is over. It is time...

There is no free lunch, especially in a fragile world
JP Fabri

Reports over recent days suggest that Europe is already modelling scenarios...

Reports over recent days suggest that Europe is already...

Heritage watchdog in bed with the PA
Patrick Calleja

Din l-Art Ħelwa has condemned a tribunal decision to allow the dismantling of rhe British-era barracks at Fort Chambray and blamed the heritage watchdog for...

Din l-Art Ħelwa has condemned a tribunal decision to allow...

A national health park: Keeping people well, not just treating them when they’re sick
Ray Gatt

Within this wider framework, the Malta National Health Park stands not simply as an infrastructure project, but as a new national health model

Within this wider framework, the Malta National Health Park...

Something is rotten in the state of Malta
Mariana Debono

So again, the question remains. Where is the police commissioner? And what do...

So again, the question remains. Where is the police...

The Ġgantija Heights case: Upholding outstanding universal value through due process
Joe Vella Gauci

The Ġgantija Heights case stands as evidence that Malta’s cultural heritage governance mechanisms are capable of achieving that balance, ensuring that...

The Ġgantija Heights case stands as evidence that...

The future belongs to all of us
Alison Zerafa Civelli

Continuity of the current socio-economic policy is the guarantee to an even better future

Continuity of the current socio-economic policy is the...

Culling is an ineffective means of controlling pigeon populations | Paul C. Saliba

We must also not forget that the presence of pigeons in cities and towns is a direct outcome of human intervention and history, as they are descendants of...

We must also not forget that the presence of pigeons in...

World Press Freedom Day: Democracy’s front line is closer than you think | Suncana Glavak and David Casa

The front line of democracy is closer than we think and it is up to all of us to protect it

The front line of democracy is closer than we think and it...

Malta’s schools expand Erasmus+ footprint in record year
Raphael Scerri

Over time, this growing involvement is creating what educators describe as a...

Over time, this growing involvement is creating what...

It’s raining… cash and extravagance
Josanne Cassar

Obviously, promising people more money in their pocket is not to be sneezed at, and no one is going to refuse an increase, but the perennial question remains,...

Obviously, promising people more money in their pocket is...

Omar Rababah backlash exposes Malta’s racism fault line
James Debono

The backlash against Omar Rababah’s decision to contest the election has...

The backlash against Omar Rababah’s decision to...

From overconfidence to pumping our adrenaline
Saviour Balzan

I do not believe the PN had or has any campaign against Roderick Galdes. Alex...

I do not believe the PN had or has any campaign against...

Before proposals, we need a dream
JP Fabri

The Maltese people are not simply looking for policies. They are looking for direction. They are looking for meaning

The Maltese people are not simply looking for policies....