Robert Abela faces a stark choice
Abela should remember that ‘nature abhors a vacuum’; and current non-voters may eventually move on to new political pastures. At this stage, then, Abela is left with...
The unravelling of Muscat’s coalition
Michael Falzon
Otherwise the Labour Party inherited by Abela will keep on dragging its feet in power and Malta loses the chance to renew itself sooner rather than later
‘Get Whatsapp’, they said. It’s ‘safe and secure’, they said...
Raphael Vassallo

And try as I might: I struggle to see very much ‘positive value’, in a course of action that may well end up jeopardising – in not actually...

And try as I might: I struggle to see very much...

No, it’s not because she is a woman, it’s because she is an MP
Josanne Cassar

First of all, can we PLEASE stop dragging gender into issues which are...

First of all, can we PLEASE stop dragging gender into...

An abdication of duty

As an elected official Rosianne Cutajar has far greater responsibilities than ordinary individuals. The chats show that she reneged on these...

As an elected official Rosianne Cutajar has far greater...

Cartoon: 26 March 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

‘Pencil Development’ should be rubbed out, not rubber-stamped
Raphael Vassallo

But one thing, at least is certain. Just like those ’broken teeth’...

But one thing, at least is certain. Just like those...

The cost of failure

In this context those who argue that our contribution to global emissions as a country is relatively small should be reminded that our emissions are at par...

In this context those who argue that our contribution to...

Regulating the construction industry
Michael Falzon

One has to remember that until the proposal becomes law, every Tom Dick and Harry can - at whatever age - buy a big machine and start assuming excavation and...

One has to remember that until the proposal becomes law,...

‘Parks and cars’ are like ‘oil and water’. They just don’t mix
Raphael Vassallo

And all thanks to the policies of a Labour government, that is now ‘surprised’ to discover that it somehow managed to lose around 40,000 votes, in...

And all thanks to the policies of a Labour government, that...

Imagine all the people | Clayton Bartolo

The bottom line is that people everywhere want to travel more than ever to the places they want and when they want. Malta's tourism sector performance was...

The bottom line is that people everywhere want to travel...

Contrived news, sensationalist headlines and twitter ‘rage’
Josanne Cassar

The privacy and dignity towards victims needs to come first, and this can be...

The privacy and dignity towards victims needs to come...

What a mess!
Saviour Balzan

The truth is that the agreement with Steward was a joke. After Vitals, the Maltese government should have taken the hospitals back. The fact that they did...

The truth is that the agreement with Steward was a...

Darren Debono wanted the fuel smuggling stories to stop. So he texted me a photo I had of my daughter from my WhatsApp profile
Matthew Vella

Former MaltaToday executive editor Matthew Vella: 'The Times report is incorrect in giving alleged criminal Darren Debono a platform for his spin on a...

Former MaltaToday executive editor Matthew...

Cartoon: 19 March 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Abela’s poisoned inheritance

Robert Abela must be clear that if any criminal action is recommended by the magisterial inquiry against people close to the Labour government, he will not...

Robert Abela must be clear that if any criminal action is...

Morbid voyeurism | Daniel Xerri

When bystanders choose to take a photo of what is probably the victim’s most vulnerable moment, they are making a conscious decision to souvenir an event...

When bystanders choose to take a photo of what is probably...

What happened to Andrea Prudente and why the truth matters
Isabel Stabile

Andrea Prudente should have been offered this option. Instead, her doctors...

Andrea Prudente should have been offered this option....

About time, too. Labour needed a good kick in the arse...
Raphael Vassallo

And if the Steward-Vitals ruling even comes into it, at all: it is chiefly...

And if the Steward-Vitals ruling even comes into it, at...

Voters cannot be taken for granted

But with a quarter of the electorate still adamant on ‘not voting at all’, the cohort of disgruntled voters remains too large for the comfort of...

But with a quarter of the electorate still adamant on...