Follow the money, not the boats
Raphael Vassallo
When held hostage by a human trafficking operation, one is first shown the skeletal remains of other, less fortunate predecessors… then given a satellite phone with which...
Trickle down... and tell me when?
Saviour Balzan
Labour and prime ministerial contender Ed Miliband could very well win the election, because most of the British electorate does not really seem to understand what David Cameron...
The Phantom of the Orpheum (a wild ghoul chase)
Raphael Vassallo

What contemporary myths suggest is that it takes more than just folklore and...

What contemporary myths suggest is that it takes more than...

Cartoon: 16 November 2014

Ahead of Budget 2015, Edward Fenech plans a carrot and stick approach to benefits

Ahead of Budget 2015, Edward Fenech plans a carrot and...

Letters : 16 November 2014
MaltaToday, 15 years later
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday found its roots in the journalism of
1989 in alternattiva, where I spent a good seven years hitting out at a corrupt and unreformed Labour Party...

MaltaToday found its roots in the journalism of
1989 in...

Our virtual arguments seldom feature in the real world
Josanne Cassar

When I talk to people face to face, rather than virtually, I realize that quite...

When I talk to people face to face, rather than virtually,...

Giving a second chance
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Criminal Appeal on November 3, 2014 told a Magistrate’s Court to reactivate a suspended sentence in order to give an accused person another...

The Court of Criminal Appeal on November 3, 2014 told a...

Standing up to the ODZ threat

The fact that a government entity is entertaining ideas about hotels on ODZ also raises questions on land reclamation plans.

The fact that a government entity is entertaining ideas...

Providing for the present, and the future
Evarist Bartolo

Unlike in the past, the graduates of today don’t know where they will be...

Unlike in the past, the graduates of today don’t know...

Waste, climate and shale challenges
Leo Brincat

Malta argued that a long term and sustainable vision for waste management and in particular recycling is necessary, particularly for a small country of its size

Malta argued that a long term and sustainable vision for...

Cartoon: 12 November 2014

Malta Developers' Association president Sandro Chetcuti seems to have his own plans for the environment...

Malta Developers' Association president Sandro Chetcuti...

Time for a reform of broadcasting

Attesting to the difficulty of this challenge is the fact that the TPPI report constitutes but one of many attempts over the years

Attesting to the difficulty of this challenge is the fact...

Money, money, money
Ryan Callus

The disagreement between the two major political parties on party financing boils down to the unfair level playing field in favour of the Labour Party 

The disagreement between the two major political parties on...

Spot the tea party
James Debono

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the meager 58 cents increase simply results in less revenue for public services.  With Labour ...

Decreasing income tax as proposed by the PN to top up the...

Cartoon: 9 November 2014
Letters: 9 November 2014
‘The big one’ in the oil scandal
Saviour Balzan

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media, but even the social media is waking up to the malicious commentary and blocking it.

We cannot stop the tide, the immensity of the social media,...

All civil servants should be people of trust
Josanne Cassar

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the government of the...

A true civil servant should know that his loyalty is to the...

Re-introducing Simon Busuttil
Frank Psaila

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN, but Sunday’s General Convention marked what could be a turning point for the PN.

It’s an uphill battle for Simon Busuttil and the PN,...