The risks of prostitution reform
It is therefore paramount that this reform is guided by experts and social workers with clear knowledge of what is happening in the field. Anything less would run the risk of...
Yes, people need protection... and no, they’re not getting it
Raphael Vassallo
Faced with a seemingly endless series of questionable, even bizarre bail decisions, people are perfectly justified in feeling that the Maltese criminal justice system has, on the...
Taking history as an example
Saviour Balzan

Our numbers are still low, but it could get higher and the worst thing that can happen is if those infected turn out to be...

Our numbers are still low, but it could get higher and...

Upping the game in financial regulation

The determination and personality of the new Commissioner of Police will be crucial to improving authorities’ image on dealing with financial crime 

The determination and personality of the new Commissioner...

Adoption does not block a declaration of who is the natural father
Malcolm Mifsud

A father was declared the natural father of a minor child, irrespective of the...

A father was declared the natural father of a minor child,...

Can competitiveness fit with an improved quality of life in Malta? | Gordon Cordina

The reaping of the dividends from the digital economy is not automatic. It requires a concerted effort from social and civil stakeholders

The reaping of the dividends from the digital economy is...

So Josep Borrel is ‘disappointed’, is he? How tragic…
Raphael Vassallo

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a military operation to...

And… um… the EU expects us to supporting a...

My kids need never worry about where the next hour of Baby Shark will come from
Matthew Vella

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating time and space with adults, it’s children who commandeer time and space

Pandemic parenting: unlike my childhood of negotiating...

COVID-19 hit soon after Muscat stepped down from office. ‘Coincidence? I think not!’

The Skinny • No. 34 | Joseph Muscat, COVID Economy Hero

The Skinny • No. 34 | Joseph Muscat, COVID Economy Hero

Malta's next Police Commissioner faces a daunting task

This level of public scrutiny is something our national institutions have...

This level of public scrutiny is something our national...

Note to EU: think, plan, act now on COVID recovery
Miriam Dalli

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full realization that an...

As restrictive measures are slowly being eased with full...

Migration crisis, or hostage situation?
Raphael Vassallo

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a ‘relocation agreement’ for well over 15 years now... to no avail. Admittedly, it was the EU’s...

Malta has been practically begging the EU for a...

The right to insult
Michael Falzon

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing under consideration instigates the reader to hate someone

In the end, the issue, I suppose, is whether the writing...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog | Authorities must come down hard on people who disregard social distancing
Saviour Balzan

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, many keep meeting with family and friends

Despite social distancing measures aimed at limiting the...

A lawyer walks into the courtroom...
Saviour Balzan

Obviously at a distance, the fact that he is not a pedigree Nationalist but the son of former Labour politician, means this lad has...

Obviously at a distance, the fact that he is...

Enough with calling them ‘vulnerable’ – how   about we treat senior citizens with dignity?
Malta has managed the crisis well… but at a cost

It's been ages since Malta has unsettled the powers that be in...

It's been ages since Malta has unsettled the powers...

No need to ask for premises to be vacated, immediately after Court auction
Malcolm Mifsud

When a property is purchased by court auction, there is no need that the eviction of the property takes place before or immediately after it is purchased

When a property is purchased by court auction, there is no...

So... are there penalties for not wearing face-masks, or not?
Raphael Vassallo

Given all the excellent work carried out by the same Superintendence of Public...

Given all the excellent work carried out by the same...

‘Artfully arranged plants don’t have to follow social distancing rules!’

The Skinny | No. 33 | The Valletta Green Festival 2020

The Skinny | No. 33 | The Valletta Green Festival 2020