Restaurant service charges: Should they be banned?

Paul Edgar Micallef

To date, most restaurants leave it up to their customers to decide whether to tip for the service and food provided, which is how things should be done

Iceland said no. But it didn’t say goodbye to Europe

William Vella

The Icelandic people have made their choice. It should be respected. But the door to Europe has not been closed because, in many important aspects, Iceland was never outside it in...

Mark Said

The current state of the nation warrants an extensive soul-searching exercise

The current state of the nation warrants an extensive...

A trial by jury; a trial by public opinion

Josanne Cassar

It cannot be that 'no one' orchestrated Daphne’s...

It cannot be that 'no one' orchestrated...

Saviour Balzan

When this country prayed for closure, the exact opposite happened; a festering wound suddenly opened again and with it a swarm of flies eager to feast on...

When this country prayed for closure, the exact opposite...

I was in Romania. Then, a political nuclear bomb exploded in my country

James Debono

Yet the reality is that Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal does not mean that Schembri will be prosecuted for murder simply because the only tangible proof were...

Yet the reality is that Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal...

Malta’s judicial earthquake: Fenech’s acquittal, institutional rift, and the shadows of organised crime

The aftershock of a verdict: The release of Yorgen Fenech and the political storm in Valletta

The aftershock of a verdict: The release of Yorgen Fenech...

Growth, wages and the competitiveness question

JP Fabri

Malta’s first great economic transformation was fundamentally about...

Malta’s first great economic transformation was...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long expecting the system of governance in this country to work well. Now is not the time to shut up. It is...

People of goodwill have been prudent for far too long...

Julian Mifsud

The title of this piece may sound like a play on words but the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) has shed light on the consequences of a tax amendment introduced...

The title of this piece may sound like a play on words but...

A new framework for sustainable infrastructure projects

Nadia Gatt

The message is clear: Investing in our communities means investing in the...

The message is clear: Investing in our communities means...

Eurostat’s electricity graph and how we’ve become comfortably numb

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the stark truth that we have become comfortably numb to world reality. And that is not a good recipe to...

The Eurostat graph represents prosperity, growth and the...

Dolly and Hayden: Two deaths, two very different lives

Josanne Cassar

After a lifetime lived in the relentless public eye, always a target of...

After a lifetime lived in the relentless public eye, always...

Fuck the populism, we need to have some brave decisions now!

Saviour Balzan

In my eyes, the Robert Abela Cabinet understands the cause of the problem, but...

In my eyes, the Robert Abela Cabinet understands the cause...

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JP Fabri

Woody Allen’s line may be funny, but the Second Law behind it is rather...

Woody Allen’s line may be funny, but the Second Law...

A slap on the hand for the priest; a slap in the face for victims

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his pathetic attempt at...

Who is the Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma trying to kid with his...

Mariah Meli

For decades, Maltese families were left at the mercy of protracted legal battles that dragged on for years. Recognising that delays inflict profound trauma on...

For decades, Maltese families were left at the mercy of...

We hope the minister can find it in himself to reconsider his options in light of the circumstances of this case. There is always a different way

We hope the minister can find it in himself to reconsider...

EU funding: supporting Maltese enterprises in their digital transformation

Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Our responsibility is to ensure that all enterprises have the opportunity to modernise, improve productivity and compete more effectively

Our responsibility is to ensure that all enterprises have...

Saviour Balzan

In the eyes of many people, Abela is seen as too pro-development and not sensitive enough to the impact of massive development on communities

In the eyes of many people, Abela is seen as too...