Editorial: Of course, Pride is still needed
At the end of the day, teaching children to care about and empathise with children who are different to them is the most empowering experience they can ever have. Maybe Conrad...
Editorial: Three people. Three stories. One problem
If some other minister is involved in wrongdoing or unethical behaviour, what moral justification can Abela cite to force that person out of Cabinet when one of his most senior...
Match fixing is a serious crime because it erodes trust, honesty, sportsmanship

Protecting the integrity of sports is crucial and within this context, the size of the bribe is irrelevant. Whether the bribe is €100, €2,000 or...

Protecting the integrity of sports is crucial and within...

A fixed election date in the national interest

Election speculation may make for interesting dinner or...

Election speculation may make for interesting dinner...

A satirical spoof that shone a light on Maltese politicians’ psyche

Wherever humans are involved, errors will be committed and bad things can...

Wherever humans are involved, errors will be committed and...

Maltese football needs deep reflection after humiliating loss

Maybe it’s time for the MFA to break out of its cocoon, listen, evaluate...

Maybe it’s time for the MFA to break out of its...

ARUC’s nursery sponsorship was unnecessary and ill-advised

ARUC could have used its budget more judiciously had it embarked on a more...

ARUC could have used its budget more judiciously had it...

Dragging mental health out of the shadows helps us be honest about Mount Carmel

It is the stigma surrounding mental health that often keeps users of these services and their relatives on the side lines of the debate. This means there is...

It is the stigma surrounding mental health that often keeps...

Justice denied: Rape, silence and a priest

The girl, now a woman, had her trauma re-opened 18 years later. And while the...

The girl, now a woman, had her trauma re-opened 18 years...

A crippled ship, an EU problem and Malta’s security

Malta needs to invest more and intelligently in its defence and security...

Malta needs to invest more and intelligently in its defence...

Manoel Island: Let the public interest prevail

 The prime minister has delivered but the more important work starts now...

 The prime minister has delivered but the more...

Depenalisation of abortion is the very least we expect

The least our members of parliament can do is change the law and remove the...

The least our members of parliament can do is change the...

Parties in a stalemate

At a time of flux, where interpreting what undecided voters will do may not be a straightforward exercise, it is the power to convince that will win the day

At a time of flux, where interpreting what undecided voters...

The ‘war Cabinet’ film and the unsettling reality around us

It’s not enough to gloat that Malta is one of the safest countries in the...

It’s not enough to gloat that Malta is one of the...

The ayatollah is dead. What’s next?

The ayatollah is dead but what’s next? We just hope that the man in Washington has an answer before the Gulf region and the world enter into a dangerous...

The ayatollah is dead but what’s next? We just hope...

Vision 2050: Hope and cynicism

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward to improve everyone’s quality of life, it requires a vision that reaches beyond the five-year...

We do agree that if Malta is to take the next step forward...

Abela’s position is vulnerable after judge’s letter

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of his behaviour if he...

The prime minister has to give a thorough explanation of...

Alex Borg’s biggest challenge now

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do concern people but on their own may not necessarily determine how they will ultimately vote in an election

The obvious problems the PN has been talking about do...

It’s time to move beyond the glitz

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures will, in the short term, translate into beautiful, sustainable concrete projects that benefit the...

We hope that the plans, the ideas and the glossy brochures...

The student and the emperor

Indeed, the student’s question ‘why is my performing arts school without a hall?’ requires an honest answer from the authorities

Indeed, the student’s question ‘why is my...