Employers bound to ensure safety of the workplace
Miriam Dalli
Employers are bound to ensure safety on the workplace, the Court of Appeal said in its recent judgement
Similarities to Le Pen’s attempt to undermine rival
Besides Simon Busuttil’s copying of Marine Le Pen’s slogan 'Choose France', a vile story against the prime minister’s wife was originally posted by a...
Timely article on deceased estates

I was completely dumbfounded by the replies I received from the Office of the Arbiter for Financial Services and operational procedures purported to be...

I was completely dumbfounded by the replies I received from...

They are children, not criminals

Malta cannot continue to flout international citizenship laws - a review of the entire process is long overdue

Malta cannot continue to flout international citizenship...

To die, and to go we all know where...
Raphael Vassallo

Being an atheist also means stoically accepting that all this energy and eloquence – and all the other attributes we associate with ‘life’...

Being an atheist also means stoically accepting that all...

Trying to understand the Maltese Trump supporter
Josanne Cassar

I have tried to comprehend you dear Maltese Trump supporter. I have to...

I have tried to comprehend you dear Maltese Trump...

Cartoon: 25 January 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The ‘EU mantle’ has passed from Eddie to Joseph
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

Simon Busuttil checkmated himself, allowing the EU ‘mantle’ the PN...

Simon Busuttil checkmated himself, allowing the EU...

Our Lady smiles, not weeps
Evarist Bartolo

During the divorce campaign, I maintained that divorce in Malta was a move in favour of altruism and against egoism

During the divorce campaign, I maintained that divorce in...

Speak, Salvu, warts and all
Frank Psaila

Salvu Mallia speaks to the people. And the people are listening

Salvu Mallia speaks to the people. And the people are...

Safeguarding Malta’s energy interests

Only once all the contracts have been published will we be able to tell if Labour’s energy policy really safeguards Malta’s interests in this sector

Only once all the contracts have been published will we be...

Ensuring a fair hearing
Michael Falzon

The proposed amendment to the Constitution opens a door that could lead to a severe dilution of the rights of the common citizen

The proposed amendment to the Constitution opens a door...

‘Fight the good fight’, indeed...
Raphael Vassallo

What the party needs are healthy individuals who can shout insults... not invalids who run off for treatment at the first signs of a tumour

What the party needs are healthy individuals who can shout...

Pushing people into precariousness
Andre Callus

Pushing people into precariousness, as THPn removal will be doing, is actually about pushing them into exploitative relations

Pushing people into precariousness, as THPn removal will be...

Me first, Malta last
Saviour Balzan

The Prime Minister has taken it upon himself to appoint inquiries when there are more answers to be sought than questions to be asked. I wonder why he has not...

The Prime Minister has taken it upon himself to appoint...

Cartoon: 22 January 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Trump victory comes with a silver lining for the world's progressives
Yanis Varoufakis

Trump’s triumph comes with a silver lining. It demonstrates that we are...

Trump’s triumph comes with a silver lining. It...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's video blog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan returns with his weekly video blog: this week's Il-Punt takes a look at corruption allegations surrounding the Foundation for Tomorrow's...

Saviour Balzan returns with his weekly video blog: this...

The importance of reading fiction

The easiest way to make sure that we raise literate children, is by showing them that reading is a pleasurable activity

The easiest way to make sure that we raise literate...

Tenant is legally bound to take care of his premises as though it were his own
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court held that the tenant of any rented property has a legal obligation to take care of that property

The First Hall of the Civil Court held that the tenant of...