Solitary confinement in the 21st century? Seriously?

Raphael Vassallo

For better or worse, the use of ‘correctional facility’ to describe Corradino prison indicates that at some level, our country is cognisant of the need to appear less...

Do refugees have a 'right' to hospitality?

The Conversation

To humanely respond to today’s “crisis” we need to understand and implement in political discourse – as we have in economic discourse – the...

Evarist Bartolo

Malta’s labour market would further benefit from a re-birth of a fresh, client-friendly national employment specialist service agency remodelled from the...

Malta’s labour market would further benefit from a...

James Debono

If the Environment Minister believes that construction of a campus in a natural park is an example of sustainable development, he is clearly not fit for...

If the Environment Minister believes that construction of a...

To undermine this critical piece of legislation would be a grave disservice to a justice system that had in the past always struggled when it came to heavily...

To undermine this critical piece of legislation would be a...

At a crossroad, the PN needs a strong dose of confidence

Frank Psaila

Maybe what the Nationalist Party truly needs right now, more than anything...

Maybe what the Nationalist Party truly needs right now,...

Raphael Vassallo

Did we send out posses of police and MTA officials to evict the outlaws? Heck, no. We actually connected the entire village to the grid… thus indirectly...

Did we send out posses of police and MTA officials to evict...

Saviour Balzan

Just because construction magnates blossom and bloom, it does not mean that we are better off as a nation. It just means that the magnates have fatter bank...

Just because construction magnates blossom and bloom, it...

Josanne Cassar

Whether out of spite (as she is often accused of) or out of genuine love for the environment, Marlene Farrugia has stuck her neck out and has openly...

Whether out of spite (as she is often accused of) or...

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Parties should not take the lead on environmental protests

Saviour Balzan

If Busuttil wants to attack the whistleblower status Joe Cauchi he should do...

If Busuttil wants to attack the whistleblower status Joe...

Angelo Chetcuti

The buck must stop with Blatter. Whether his replacement is the antidote for the game is another matter

The buck must stop with Blatter. Whether his replacement is...

Lack of signature of one spouse does not annul an agreement

Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Courts held that although a wife did not sign a...

The First Hall of the Civil Courts held that although a...

Raphael Vassallo

If there’s one thing the experience of the past 20 years has (or should have) taught us, it is that no one in this country can rightfully claim to occupy...

If there’s one thing the experience of the past 20...

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Exactly why the FMS would be so keen to exonerate the suppliers and developers of any serious structural issues that may later arise, is a question that has...

Exactly why the FMS would be so keen to exonerate the...

Leaked EU plans for military action on human traffickers mull possible attacks against Islamic State targets in Libya

Leaked EU plans for military action on human traffickers...

With the justice minister enjoying almost plenipotentiary powers to appoint magistrates without explanation and or transparency, it is hard to resist the...

With the justice minister enjoying almost plenipotentiary...

Tapping into a 4.5 million student market

Evarist Bartolo

Predictably the PN have wrongly interpreted the involvement of DePaul...

Predictably the PN have wrongly interpreted the involvement...

Labour: so the environment truly comes last

Ryan Callus

This week has been characterised once again with the controversy surrounding...

This week has been characterised once again with the...

Mark Camilleri

Godfrey Wettinger was a laborious student of history who grew up to challenge the myths and dogma propagated by the clerical establishment for hundreds of years

Godfrey Wettinger was a laborious student of history who...