The untouchables
There is a lacuna that must be addressed with urgency: public servants, and chairpersons/officials of public entities and national agencies such as the MFSA, should be made...
At least the Cincinnati zoo was licensed...
Raphael Vassallo
PR nightmares have plagued the profession of zoo-keeping the world over
The future of learning
Evarist Bartolo

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to serve and the learning our 21st century students demand cannot be ignored

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to...

Winners and the Holy Trinity
Leo Brincat

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how they succeed’ and what he has to say about success in the modern world

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how...

Shaking off the Mintoff legacy
Michael Falzon

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time warp are more comfortable with the political enemy of old than with the current one

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time...

Joseph Muscat's new year

If ordinary citizens can make commitments to better themselves in the coming year how much more should a Prime Minister consider doing the same?

If ordinary citizens can make commitments to better...

The Internet that cried ‘Lemmy’
Raphael Vassallo

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a culture whereby ‘facts’ are not even considered important any more… still less...

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a...

Why is Muscat preaching to the converted?
Josanne Cassar

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not impressed with that...

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not...

Letters: 3 January 2016
It is not all about money
Saviour Balzan

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most people wish to be addressed in a formal and direct manner with a very clear message

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most...

Football’s happy new year
Angelo Chetcuti

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a rollercoaster of arrests, suspensions, extraditions and so many other events that should not even be...

In the world of sport since July we’ve had a...

[WATCH] Karl Schembri, ‘My year with refugees’
Karl Schembri

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East with the Norwegian...

Karl Schembri, regional media advisor in the Middle East...

Buyer will have to sign purchase contract even if he withdraws an application for a bank loan
Malcolm Mifsud

The facts show that the promise of sale was to expire on 7 May, 2012 and that the bank loan had to be approved by 15 December, 2011, on the promise of sale a...

The facts show that the promise of sale was to expire on 7...

When charity becomes a vice

We have all accepted a situation whereby the State mismanages its finances – through a combination of inefficient tax collection and questionable...

We have all accepted a situation whereby the State...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Saviour Balzan's videoblog: A look back at 2015

Cartoon: 30 December 2015
Educating for hope
Evarist Bartolo

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that “developing education is a job that must be done by everybody for everybody”.

Pope Francis an educator and he firmly believes that...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his empire of fear
Frank Psaila

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name is ‘Caliph...

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – his official name...

Good governance vs Feelgood factor
Michael Falzon

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many instances of bad governance that will definitely impinge on how the electorate will rate the Joseph Muscat...

In the current Maltese situation, there are too many...

An issue of some weight

A World Health Organisation report recently placed Malta at the top of the list of Europe’s most overweight nations

A World Health Organisation report recently placed Malta at...