Signor Mastro Lindo
Saviour Balzan
Gaffarena was not created by any political party, but evolved as a direct result of the way the political parties do politics
When adoration turns to nastiness
Josanne Cassar
Ira was in one of those Catch-22 situations, that no matter how she reacted she would have been criticized. Screaming with excitement would have looked downright undignified and...
Zonqor: a test for Muscat and civil society
Jurgen Balzan

The Zonqor development remains a stern test for Prime Minister Joseph Muscat...

The Zonqor development remains a stern test for Prime...

Cartoon: 19 August 2015
The offence of causing fear cannot be proved with one incident
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Criminal Appeal, presided by Mr Justice David Scicluna held that...

The Court of Criminal Appeal, presided by Mr Justice David...

Zonqor: a victory for civil society
James Debono

The largest-ever environmental protest will mean Cottonera gets to benefit from the AUM investment. Although cheap ODZ has been scarified on the altar of...

The largest-ever environmental protest will mean Cottonera...

Transparency is also part of energy security

Even with the abundance of energy that will be made available to the island,...

Even with the abundance of energy that will be made...

Trip down memory lane…
Raphael Vassallo

Judging by the rapid escalation in cases on both sides of the political divide, temporary memory loss seems to have already reached epidemic...

Judging by the rapid escalation in cases on both sides...

Lying to the young is wrong
Evarist Bartolo

We must make sure our youngsters are made aware that there are challenges they will have to face in their transition to adult life

We must make sure our youngsters are made aware that there...

Cartoon: 16 August 2015
The media's role is also to engage

Muscat may well have a point when he talks of an ‘existentialist crisis’ affecting the media, but his polarised example of a straight choice...

Muscat may well have a point when he talks of an...

‘The Force is strong in this one…’
Raphael Vassallo

With the entry of a single candidate into the UK Labour party leadership debate – Jeremy Corbyn – the entire flavour of the contest suddenly...

With the entry of a single candidate into the UK Labour...

Letters: 16 August 2015
Let him be the first to throw a stone
Saviour Balzan

Busuttil cannot expect the public to forget those years of abject nepotism and incomprehensible malicious government simply because Muscat is scoring auto goals

Busuttil cannot expect the public to forget those years of...

When we’re old and grey
Josanne Cassar

We expect or assume that sons and daughters will take care of their own parents in times of need, and yet you have so many, many elderly people in homes who...

We expect or assume that sons and daughters will take care...

The Syrian catastrophe and the world’s deafening silence
Alon Ben-Meir

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must immediately cease and desist...

Russia and Iran ought to warn Assad that he must...

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...

A national culture of dependency

The time has come for both these parties to put their money where their mouth is. The current war of words regarding Gaffarena is not only hypocritical, it is...

The time has come for both these parties to put their money...

In Malta, greed remains good
Ralph Cassar

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is just a continuation of what started a long, long time ago, bad governance and the closing of an eye...

The party faithful will clap and cheer, but what we have is...

‘Today’s youth, tsk, tsk, tut, tut…’
Raphael Vassallo

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education Minister (no less) giving...

It was with extreme relief that I heard the Education...