Judicial review proceedings must commence within six months
Malcolm Mifsud
The First Hall of the Civil Courts refused to consider whether the suspension of a fishing boat licence was legitimate, since the action was filed six months after the suspension...
Open season on women’s looks
Josanne Cassar
What is it about politicians’ wives? We try to teach girls to rely on their intellect rather than their looks to get ahead, and yet we still pit women in the...
Saying it as it is
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan blogs: 'Most people were taken over by the two resounding messages: corruption and economy. And really from my point of view, neither of...

Saviour Balzan blogs: 'Most people were taken over by...

The waiting begins
Matthew Vella

To any of the two men who could be Prime Minister today, this newspaper augurs that enlightened leadership will guide his every action; that he will seek...

To any of the two men who could be Prime Minister today,...

Documentary evidence must be produced
Malcolm Mifsud

It is not sufficient for a witness to simply testify on a document if it is not produced in court

It is not sufficient for a witness to simply testify on a...

Trump’s trip and an American-European split
Matthew Bugeja

By leaving the global system to its own devices, Trump will not do himself, or...

By leaving the global system to its own devices, Trump will...

Simon Busuttil cannot be trusted on Gozo

Joe Cordina recalls that Simon Busuttil was not able to convince the Commission that Gozo should get regional status at a time when we were acceding – a...

Joe Cordina recalls that Simon Busuttil was not able to...

I vote clean, and that means neither PN nor PL
Ralph Cassar

AD candidate Ralph Cassar says that Labour will not get his vote, nor will the...

AD candidate Ralph Cassar says that Labour will not get his...

One-hit wonder

PN candidate Mark Azzopardi writes: Like a desperate pop star trying to cling on to the charts, after a humiliating first tour, he [Muscat] is trying to use...

PN candidate Mark Azzopardi writes: Like a desperate pop...

Putting things into perspective
Saviour Balzan

There is a feeling that most voters have entrenched themselves, built walls around them, accepted the status quo and simply engaged in a war of attrition that...

There is a feeling that most voters have entrenched...

A race to the final hurdle

Like all other elections, the individual voter will be swayed by a wide variety of concerns... not just the concerns the two parties necessarily want them to...

Like all other elections, the individual voter will be...

What kind of Malta do we want to live in?
Josanne Cassar

The kind of Malta I want to live in is one where it is perfectly OK not to...

The kind of Malta I want to live in is one where it is...

‘Do not feed the voters’
Raphael Vassallo

If I’m going to sell out my vote to the highest bidder... I’d much rather sell it to someone who is willing to pay for it with his own money,...

If I’m going to sell out my vote to the highest...

Memories
Saviour Balzan

The foreign delegations who have come to Malta and are overseeing these elections must be having a whale of a time. They probably cannot quite understand who...

The foreign delegations who have come to Malta and are...

Every disadvantage has its advantage
Evarist Bartolo

I feel the Nationalist Party is over-prepared to attack, but under-prepared to govern. It has focused way too much of its energies on personal attacks

I feel the Nationalist Party is over-prepared to attack,...

What will the undecided decide?
Michael Falzon

The fact that many are still undecided does not reflect negatively about these individuals but speaks volumes about the two main political parties and the...

The fact that many are still undecided does not reflect...

Gozo, the final frontier

It may yet be too close to call in Gozo, and much may hinge on the 13th district count

It may yet be too close to call in Gozo, and much may hinge...

Of pots and kettles

AD candidate Mario Mallia writes: The problem is that checks and balances are few and far between. It is the reason why they have not felt the need to...

AD candidate Mario Mallia writes: The problem is that...

Good governance – It’s our right

PN candidate Alex Perici Calascione writes: Once again, we as a nation are at a crossroads. These elections go beyond any one single issue or proposal. It...

PN candidate Alex Perici Calascione writes: Once...

The spectre of inquiries and investigations

Magisterial inquiries are not there to serve a political purpose; they...

Magisterial inquiries are not there to serve a political...