The Dorks Awaken…
Raphael Vassallo
While some of us await in joyful hope the seventh instalment of this epic space fantasy saga, for others the same event looms as ominously as an approaching Death Sta
Cartoon: 16 December 2015
Anger management courses: apply here
Josanne Cassar

We growl and snarl and occasionally even spit, when one administration after another seems determined to drive us insane with fancy new public transport...

We growl and snarl and occasionally even spit, when one...

Letters: 5 July 2015
The turnaround in justice is here – we’re getting there
Owen Bonnici

Owen Bonnici: We achieved a turnaround using the excellent relationship of...

Owen Bonnici: We achieved a turnaround using the excellent...

Court taxed bill ruled as correct
Malcolm Mifsud

The First Hall of the Civil Courts on 19 June, 2015 ruled that any taxed bill issued by the Registrar of Courts was correct since a court judgement did not...

The First Hall of the Civil Courts on 19 June, 2015 ruled...

Delegate or relegate
Kevin-James Fenech

It literally is impossible, when in a senior management position, to do everything yourself. You either delegate the task or you effectively relegate it. 

It literally is impossible, when in a senior management...

Greece’s final countdown

Tsipras has to date played the card that the impositions of the so-called ‘troika’ run counter to the spirit of democracy that his country...

Tsipras has to date played the card that the impositions of...

Another challenge, another opportunity
Chris Said

Privileged Labour Party supporters in Gozo are getting more than their fair share of the pie – the rest are ignored or worse, discriminated against.

Privileged Labour Party supporters in Gozo are getting more...

The greatest living rock star
Raphael Vassallo

When I read somewhere that ‘Kanye West’ was going to headline Glastonbury this year, it was perhaps inevitable that I would misread it as a...

When I read somewhere that ‘Kanye West’ was...

European solidarity ‘à la carte’
Jurgen Balzan

The EU’s stubborn refusal to give Greece some breathing space by agreeing to some kind of debt relief confirms that the EU is held hostage by global...

The EU’s stubborn refusal to give Greece some...

Nine things to know about Greece's IMF debt default
The Conversation

Nine essential things to know about the first advanced economy to default to...

Nine essential things to know about the first advanced...

A responsibility to introduce ethics in schools
Evarist Bartolo

During this scholastic year, the programme is being implemented only in Primary...

During this scholastic year, the programme is being...

Muscat’s attacks on Busuttil may end up helping the PN
Frank Psaila

Unsurprisingly, there is widespread dissatisfaction with the government on...

Unsurprisingly, there is widespread dissatisfaction with...

Assets and liabilities

There is mounting evidence that the annual declaration of assets is not taken seriously by the ministers themselves, and more pointedly by the public at...

There is mounting evidence that the annual declaration of...

Not to say ‘I told you so’, but…
Raphael Vassallo

Two weeks ago I accurately predicted that any politician, from any party, would be instantly pilloried for daring to even mention the word...

Two weeks ago I accurately predicted that any politician,...

Letters: 28 June 2015
A true Maltese passes away
Saviour Balzan

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist; not only did he study Maltese society, he also had a high esteem for Malta and the Maltese. 

He was perhaps Malta’s most caring anthropologist;...

In our demand for more, are we losing ourselves?
Josanne Cassar

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace of wanting everything...

Our lives in Malta have spun headlong into a frantic pace...

A jactitation suit cannot be instituted when the claim by the defendant is brought about by the provocative actions of the plaintiff

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice Jacqueline Padovani Grima held in a judgment on 15 June, 2015 that a jactication suit in terms of Article 403...

The First Hall Civil Court presided by Ms Justice...