A window of opportunity
Anthony Buttigieg
Each and every day we Maltese are contributing to the wanton destruction of both our natural and man-made heritage either by direct action, collusion or complacency. Let the loss...
Lidl Immobiliare Malta Limited vs Michael Mifsud Et Noe
Malcolm Mifsud
The period in which Lidl were allowed to lodge their case started running from the day in which the defendant company should have become aware of the administrative action of...
Steel Projects Limited vs Avantgarde Projects Limited
Malcolm Mifsud

Steel Projects Limited brought proceedings in that the defendant was to pay the...

Steel Projects Limited brought proceedings in that the...

Cartoon: 2 November 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Bury them in paperwork, they’ll never notice
Josanne Cassar

While businesses flourish, employers sharply shoot down any suggestion that...

While businesses flourish, employers sharply shoot down any...

The Paceville master plan is a violent form of gentrification
Matthew Vella

There is nothing organic about proposing a €150 million expropriation plan...

There is nothing organic about proposing a €150...

Are we taking organised crime seriously enough?

One can only imagine the national reaction in Malta if a child is killed...

One can only imagine the national reaction in Malta if...

With ‘star candidates’ like that...
Raphael Vassallo

The only thing that can really make a difference in Maltese politics is an evolutionary quantum leap among the younger generations of politicians -...

The only thing that can really make a difference in Maltese...

Civil procedures cannot be used to block criminal proceedings
Malcolm Mifsud

This order was made to protect the interests of the applicant company, since it...

This order was made to protect the interests of the...

Questions about Malta’s Independence, 52 years later

In most areas of identity, the questions remain wide open

In most areas of identity, the questions remain wide open

When the last square inch has been developed…
Raphael Vassallo

It is as though we are all eagerly anticipating the day when what little we...

It is as though we are all eagerly anticipating the day...

Conflicts of interest: How many truly have nothing to declare?
Josanne Cassar

It always makes me wonder whether some people have actually lost the ability to...

It always makes me wonder whether some people have actually...

Cartoon: 21 September 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Government is not Malta
Ralph Cassar

There is this plainly stupid idea of ‘working in favour of Malta’ – where the government of the day and its minions define whatever that means

There is this plainly stupid idea of ‘working in...

The other side
Saviour Balzan

Malta is not the Somme, it is just another country with problems, but not with gargantuan complications… that alone should make everyone stop to...

Malta is not the Somme, it is just another country with...

Cartoon: 30 October 2016

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The non-discussion about energy
Ralph Cassar

What we need is as many different sources of energy as possible; What we really need is to move at a faster rate toward more energy independence, through...

What we need is as many different sources of energy as...

Stay of proceedings is an extraordinary measure
Malcolm Mifsud

A stay of proceedings may be allowed, however, the principle should be that a...

A stay of proceedings may be allowed, however, the...

Sometimes, a court ban on person’s name has the opposite effect
Josanne Cassar

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual harassment, there should...

If we are serious about protecting women from sexual...

On judging others by one’s yardstick

The implications of Simon Busuttil’s attack are that any press story which negatively portrays his own party, is automatically an attack on democracy...

The implications of Simon Busuttil’s attack are that...