When you bring the wrong person into your life, it’s the children who always suffer 
Josanne Cassar
When it comes to second relationships, I try, but fail, to understand how people can decide to merge households so quickly without getting to know this new person properly first
Shock in the city
Saviour Balzan
The history of the Labour Party when it comes to ex-leaders taking on newly elected leaders is very well known, and Muscat knows it. No one is bigger than the party and its...
Cartoon: 17 March 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

A mature debate on defence is needed

The EU was built as a peace project and that is how it should remain but having a robust defence mechanism does not contradict that mission

The EU was built as a peace project and that is how it...

From compassion to action: A call for change in mental health | Steve Ellul

Stress management seminars, self-care initiatives, and preventive measures emerge as essential components of a resilient and thriving community, mirroring a...

Stress management seminars, self-care initiatives, and...

A creditor may ask a company to be revived
Malcolm Mifsud

A company which is owed money from a company which has been struck off the...

A company which is owed money from a company which has been...

Robert Muscat and Joseph Abela

The statement ‘my friend Joseph’, uttered at the start of January, could come back to haunt the Prime Minister if circumstances change and the...

The statement ‘my friend Joseph’, uttered at...

Graduate education and mountain climbing | Nicole Falzon

As I gird myself for this adventure, I cannot help but draw parallels between...

As I gird myself for this adventure, I cannot help but draw...

The right to a fair hearing
Michael Falzon

Regulators cannot investigate anyone and then proceed to formulate an accusation that is decided upon by the same regulator who then proceeds with a...

Regulators cannot investigate anyone and then proceed to...

The ‘Wild West’ was actually quite tame, compared to Malta…
Raphael Vassallo

Almost makes you wonder, doesn’t it, which is actually the...

Almost makes you wonder, doesn’t it, which is...

Maltese and European women deserve better | Claudette Abela Baldacchino

I am committed to working further towards a future where gender equality is a given, rather than a debate

I am committed to working further towards a future where...

Downsizing the construction industry big time
Saviour Balzan

Beyond lax safety and enforcement, the greed and obsession to cement Malta is...

Beyond lax safety and enforcement, the greed and obsession...

The status of women is the status of democracy | Constance J. Milstein, US ambassador

Malta is a trusted partner in our efforts to promote shared values and to advance peace and stability... Malta’s leadership at both the UNSC and...

Malta is a trusted partner in our efforts to promote shared...

Cartoon: 10 March 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Democracy and the tragic tale of two lost laptops

The justice system has had to deal with its fair share of credibility issues...

The justice system has had to deal with its fair share of...

A brewing educational crisis?
Mark Said

The education administration is slack, possibly corrupt, and rather helpless against the student community. There are no proper checks on the functioning of...

The education administration is slack, possibly corrupt,...

Rent law amendment: Socialist PR but exploitative reality | Matthew Attard

The minister, likely after much lobbying from the MDA, has decided to remove all rent-calming measures that were in law. The most impactful was the extension...

The minister, likely after much lobbying from the MDA, has...

Family businesses - the bedrock of sustainable growth | Steve Ellul

Whether it's the quaint corner grocer, the sleek office headquarters, or...

Whether it's the quaint corner grocer, the sleek office...

El Hiblu 3: The trial that should have never started

We believe it is not too late for the State to do the right thing even at this...

We believe it is not too late for the State to do the right...

Eurovision is supposed to be a song contest… not a ‘declaration of principles’
Raphael Vassallo

At the moment, they’re all about whether Israel should be allowed to even compete in this year’s ESC: when that country stands accused, by large...

At the moment, they’re all about whether Israel...