Yale, Michael and hate
Saviour Balzan
This week was the incredible week of Yale University, which came out with the implausible story that Malta ranked 9th of all countries in the world when it came to green...
The rights of children
Josanne Cassar
Women need to understand that when they decide to have a baby, especially with someone in a foreign country, they are basically tying their future to that man until the child is...
Napalm girl, beach boy
Matthew Vella

This is a nightmare for all of us. A Holocaust is happening right here in our back-gardens, and we appear to be unwilling to provide legal ways of granting...

This is a nightmare for all of us. A Holocaust is happening...

IVF – the revolution has only just begun
Nikita Zammit Alamango

Rights, responsibilities, obligations and ethics are all fundamental to...

Rights, responsibilities, obligations and ethics are all...

When the argument gets the better of us
Josanne Cassar

Can we try and learn to stick to the argument at hand rather than going off in so many tangents that it’s like an explosion of different opinions and...

Can we try and learn to stick to the argument at hand...

Refugees: are you asking what you can do to help?
Carla Camilleri

Although refugee arrivals to Malta have not been as dramatic as in other parts...

Although refugee arrivals to Malta have not been as...

Public opinion on the refugee crisis is changing fast – and for the better
The Conversation

For years, the bulk of the media, most politicians, and a majority of the public have ignored these stories. But whatever it’s taken to get here, this is...

For years, the bulk of the media, most politicians, and a...

Powerful image of dead Syrian toddler is timely reminder of our inhumanity
Jurgen Balzan

Aylan Kurdi, the young boy found lying face-down on a Turkish beach was one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach Greece

Aylan Kurdi, the young boy found lying face-down on a...

Leadership debates, without any debate
Raphael Vassallo

“[Jeremy Corbyn] has done for the [British] Labour leadership race what John Travolta did for Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction: he has jabbed an adrenaline...

“[Jeremy Corbyn] has done for the [British] Labour...

In child abuse, silence hurts more than scandal

In such cases, the greatest erosion of trust may have less to do with the abuse...

In such cases, the greatest erosion of trust may have less...

Court upholds garnishee, but reduces amount
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Court, presided by Ms Justice Lorraine Schembri...

The First Hall of the Civil Court, presided by Ms Justice...

Matching the demand of tomorrow's jobs
Evarist Bartolo

The creation of jobs that match the individual’s skills and knowledge is a very important factor in determining the type of employment that applies to...

The creation of jobs that match the individual’s...

Two Charlies and a secular quandary
John Baldacchino

On decriminalising vilification, the State needs to have robust grounds on which society protects individual liberty through social responsibility, which...

On decriminalising vilification, the State needs to have...

How important is resource efficiency?
Leo Brincat

Rather than limiting the discussion strictly to our own natural resources or lack of them, we should also recognise the costs of wasteful consumption along...

Rather than limiting the discussion strictly to our own...

Environment protection at an all-time low

According to the SPED, development may be permitted in ODZ areas ‘where...

According to the SPED, development may be permitted in ODZ...

Dogma and untruths in the name of St Augustine’s despotic God
Mark Camilleri

It is only natural that the head of the Catholic Church in Malta would oppose...

It is only natural that the head of the Catholic Church in...

A tale of two Koreas…
Raphael Vassallo

It’s almost like an unspoken rule of political reportage: any nugget of information that can be used to embarrass one’s political opponents WILL be...

It’s almost like an unspoken rule of political...

It is all about people
Saviour Balzan

Everywhere, thousands wait and hope to escape from a calamity that is of epic proportions. Dreaming of a new future in Europe.

Everywhere, thousands wait and hope to escape from a...

Letters: 30 August 2015
Taking matters into our own hands
Josanne Cassar

Please Mr Government, try to spend our taxes on beefing up the policing of our roads instead of splashing money around on appointing questionably-qualified...

Please Mr Government, try to spend our taxes on beefing up...