2025: A shaken duopoly... but will it be enough? | Kurt Borg
This year marked interesting developments in the ambitions of key individuals who seem to be upping the ante when it comes to aspiring for a seat in power
2025: Will AI take over your life? From self-driving buses to fake news
Alexiei Dingli
The year 2025 is not just about technology advancing – it’s about how we, as people, choose to use it. Will we let it deepen inequalities or close gaps? Will we...
The energy to power a sustainable Malta | Miriam Dalli, Ismail D’Amato

We want to leave a better place for the younger generation towards whom we owe responsibilities

We want to leave a better place for the younger generation...

Modernising and decarbonising our electrical systems | Alexander Tanti

As we navigate the challenges posed by climate change and rising energy demands, these regulations lay the foundation for a resilient, consumer-centric energy...

As we navigate the challenges posed by climate change and...

Decoding the hospital’s judgment: A legal analysis | Carlos Bugeja

This article seeks to address these gaps by providing a clearer and strictly...

This article seeks to address these gaps by providing a...

Syria’s newfound hope and future fraught with risk

After decades of brutal repression, it will not be easy for Syrian communities...

After decades of brutal repression, it will not be easy for...

Rehabilitating St Luke’s Hospital
Michael Falzon

It is by now obvious that Malta needs a long-term holistic plan for health facilities and their supporting administration. Such a plan must have the support of...

It is by now obvious that Malta needs a long-term holistic...

Assisted Dying: It’s a Pandora’s box, but we are late to the debate | Andrew Azzopardi

'I believe we need to explore regulating euthanasia. This practice should be allowed under strict conditions, namely, consent from the patient,...

'I believe we need to explore regulating euthanasia....

Assisted Dying: Needs and realities of people will prevail  | Daniel Micallef

'In my opinion, the Assisted Dying Bill strikes a very sensible balance with lessons learned from other countries that have introduced such or similar...

'In my opinion, the Assisted Dying Bill strikes a very...

So now we know
Saviour Balzan

A news story reveals how the US government provides half of the OCCRP budget, has a right to veto its senior staff, and funds investigations focussing on...

A news story reveals how the US government provides...

Cartoon: 08 December 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

It’s time for a mature debate on euthanasia

With the Maltese government having an electoral mandate to kick off a...

With the Maltese government having an electoral mandate to...

Restorative justice in action

Restorative justice focuses on repairing harm caused by criminal behaviour through reconciliation, accountability, and reintegration rather than solely...

Restorative justice focuses on repairing harm caused by...

When they shine, the country shines | Owen Bonnici
Owen Bonnici

I am lucky to meet and be inspired by these people every day. I confess that,...

I am lucky to meet and be inspired by these people every...

A guide to action: Malta’s fight against gender-based violence | Charmaine Mangion

Public awareness campaigns have been instrumental in educating communities about gender-based violence

Public awareness campaigns have been instrumental in...

Flyovers are no solution
Mark Said

The suburbs, while being an integral part of our nation’s maturation, contribute substantially to our problems of air and water pollution, increase our...

The suburbs, while being an integral part of our...

Malta’s public finance review: Good, but can improve

In simple terms, what Malta’s assessment shows is that the...

In simple terms, what Malta’s assessment shows is...

Honeypot politics
Michael Falzon

Many in their right senses do not believe that Malta can attract cyclists to practise their favourite sport here. But the MTA apparently does and has spent...

Many in their right senses do not believe that Malta can...

You want it darker
Saviour Balzan

Inside Labour, there is a real fear that they could lose to Bernard Grech, not because the PN is better than the PL, but simply because people are tired of...

Inside Labour, there is a real fear that they could lose to...

Cartoon: 01 December 2024

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea