Letting things slide is not an option
Josanne Cassar
Labour was voted into power by the kind of majority Malta rarely sees, the kind of power that needs to be handled with extreme care and caution. But recent decisions by Muscat and...
When an Opposition matters
Attack of the clones
Raphael Vassallo

Malta has time and again proved to be perfectly capable of handling influxes. So how can certain MEPs and wannabe MEPs spend much of their day painstakingly...

Malta has time and again proved to be perfectly capable of...

All cards on the table

Now that the Chinese have been reeled into the stewardship of Enemalta, we demand full transparency on this deal.

Now that the Chinese have been reeled into the stewardship...

Cartoon 15 September 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

China to the rescue
James Debono

The memorandum signed by Malta and China on Enemalta raises a number of questions on the future of our energy sovereignty.

The memorandum signed by Malta and China on Enemalta raises...

Cartoon 11 September 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Time to start planning for the ‘post-PN’ scenario
Raphael Vassallo

Wow, So I take a month off work… only to come back and find that I may as...

Wow, So I take a month off work… only to come back and...

And now for the next trick: making ends meet!
Michael Falzon

Reducing costs across the board will always prove more difficult than it seems.

Reducing costs across the board will always prove more...

Time for a public transport rethink

It would be more helpful for Tranpsort Minister Joe Mizzi to issue calls for expressions of interest in other types of public transport, with a view to finally...

It would be more helpful for Tranpsort Minister Joe Mizzi...

Shareholders can purchase their arrested vessel

In a court decree, Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti authorised the private sale of an...

In a court decree, Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti authorised the...

A well-oiled PR machine
Jurgen Balzan

The triumphant announcement of a memorandum of understanding with Libya is more of a PR exercise than a legally binding deal which will benefit our economy

The triumphant announcement of a memorandum of...

All the government’s (wo)men

Maltese public life has become even more suffocated by the influence of political parties, with nary a voice in opposition to sound the alarm.

Maltese public life has become even more suffocated by the...

Cartoon 8 September 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

IVF, 2nd class citizens, and party-political consensus
Michael Briguglio

Call the IVF policy whatever you like, but you cannot call it egalitarian.

Call the IVF policy whatever you like, but you cannot call...

Syria: a choice of evils

Any lasting solution to the crisis is far likelier to be achieved by a negotiated ceasefire accompanied by concrete steps to address the humanitarian emergency

Any lasting solution to the crisis is far likelier to be...

The askholes
Saviour Balzan

Prohibitory injunction turned down because of alternative sufficient remedy

Warrant of prohibitory injunction is intended to block someone from doing something which would cause prejudice and damages

Warrant of prohibitory injunction is intended to block...

Sadder than sad
Saviour Balzan

To defend disgraced police inspector Elton Taliana, whose questionable character was noted by the former Commissioner of Police, is sad.

To defend disgraced police inspector Elton Taliana, whose...

Embracing a healthier lifestyle
Evarist Bartolo

It is important that a generation fixated on game consoles and tablets learns about the positive energy derived from playing a sport and the sense of...

It is important that a generation fixated on game consoles...