Best interest of minors should prevail
Malcolm Mifsud
The concept of best interest of a minor should prevail in situations of care, custody, access and maintenance
Seeing beauty in a dumpster fire | Daniel Xerri
Stivala might be seeing beauty everywhere he looks because construction in Malta is a gift that keeps on giving. Money is gushing into developers’ pockets; everywhere they...
These brawling youths are nothing but the nemesis-spirit raging against Valletta's gentrification

No. 216 - Republic Street Irregulars

No. 216 - Republic Street Irregulars

In pursuit of skilled foreign labour
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

The National Skills Council feels that this exercise can also be a pilot study for similar initiatives in other areas in the future. One of the Council’s...

The National Skills Council feels that this exercise can...

PN needs a narrative of hope

It is a tall order indeed but one that cannot continue being put aside

It is a tall order indeed but one that cannot continue...

‘Vitals is the new Egrant’. Discuss…
Raphael Vassallo

In Joseph Muscat’s mind, ‘Egrant’ has clearly become...

In Joseph Muscat’s mind, ‘Egrant’ has...

A populist budget
Michael Falzon

I must confess that before I read this piece, I have never found myself being totally in agreement with Alfred Sant!

I must confess that before I read this piece, I have never...

More than just a social budget | Steve Ellul

This budget undeniably aimed to bolster the purchasing power and income of a...

This budget undeniably aimed to bolster the purchasing...

Importing workers with the right skills - now, why didn’t we think of that before?
Josanne Cassar

This week the government announced a new scheme which is due to start next year: non-EU workers in hotels, bars and restaurants will need to get a skills card...

This week the government announced a new scheme which is...

Cartoon: 05 November 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Appeals from Industrial Tribunal should be only on points of law
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal annulled an appeal on the ground that the appeal was...

The Court of Appeal annulled an appeal on the ground that...

A battered middle class and Muscat’s shenanigans

It is ironic that Joseph Muscat sees collusion everywhere to bring down the...

It is ironic that Joseph Muscat sees collusion everywhere...

An industry raising its own standards | Charlon Gouder

Malta’s tuna industry has demonstrated its commitment to environmental...

Malta’s tuna industry has demonstrated its commitment...

If 'Seven Layer Necklace' isn't the title for our next Eurovision entry, we may as well just pack it all in for good
Court of Appeal wants a one stop shop for when people sue the government
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal wants the law changed in order for plaintiffs to sue directly the government or the State Advocate as its main legal counsel rather than...

The Court of Appeal wants the law changed in order for...

No, it’s not like any other job | Clayton Bartolo, Byron Camilleri

Eventually, we will be widening the initiative’s purview to include...

Eventually, we will be widening the initiative’s...

Because they deserve it | Byron Camilleri

We, on our part, shall remain committed to investing in the police force to...

We, on our part, shall remain committed to investing in the...

Malta has a ‘Masterplan for Traffic’? Sure could have fooled me…
Raphael Vassallo

For a second, I thought (not for the first time) that our Finance Minister may actually have been referring to another country, altogether… when he...

For a second, I thought (not for the first time) that our...

Dangerous times
Michael Falzon

Will Iran join the war if the Israeli army enters Gaza? Iran has a ‘de facto’ border with Israel via the Hezbollah in Lebanon. Does...

Will Iran join the war if the Israeli army enters...

Can Manuel Delia stop lying, just for once?
Raphael Vassallo

As for myself, however: I’m going to (try to) revert to my earlier...

As for myself, however: I’m going to (try to) revert...