Tenant ordered to vacate field due to lack of maintenance
Malcolm Mifsud
The Land Regulation Board, presided over by Dr Francesco Depasquale, ordered on 23 April 2014 that a field be returned to its owners, John and Isabelle Azzopardi, since it was...
Cartoon 30 April 2014
Why didn't they just take a selfie?
Summer lullabies
Saviour Balzan

“I think I need a cold shower, I cannot take this anymore,” Joseph mumbled.

“I think I need a cold shower, I cannot take this...

The psychology of crowds
Claudine Cassar

It is a well-known fact that crowds often take on a life of their own.

It is a well-known fact that crowds often take on a life of...

Including parents in schools
Evarist Bartolo

What sense does it make to exclude parents from schools?

What sense does it make to exclude parents from schools?

The sale of pastizzi before sunrise
Michael Falzon

According to recent studies, the sudden urge for a pastizz before sunrise is one of the top signs of a midlife crisis, together with going to Glastonbury,...

According to recent studies, the sudden urge for a pastizz...

Risking European trust over migration

Malta runs the risk of having no room for a reasoned debate on the role of the European Union in assisting the Maltese islands on immigration and asylum.

Malta runs the risk of having no room for a reasoned debate...

Cartoon 7 August 2013

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

All’s well that ends well?
James Debono

Joseph Muscat comes out politically stronger thanks to the Italian intervention to disembark 102 migrants in Syracuse. But had it not been for Italy he would...

Joseph Muscat comes out politically stronger thanks to the...

It’s hot and we are all bothered
Claudine Cassar

By encouraging the Maltese to resist realities which bring about change in society, the Imam is also damaging his cause – because his very existence is...

By encouraging the Maltese to resist realities which bring...

Learning on the job
Evarist Bartolo

We must integrate work-based components in all vocational training programmes – this applies to both MCAST and university students

We must integrate work-based components in all vocational...

The national interest, and all that
Raphael Vassallo

People support political parties not for what they represent, but on the basis of what they can offer them

People support political parties not for what they...

Humanitarianism cannot be evaded

Bereft of all logic, the Maltese government prefers pursuing a point of principle, which endangers the lives of 102 asylum seekers, in a stand-off against a...

Bereft of all logic, the Maltese government prefers...

Spring hunting referendum: difficult but not impossible

The recent formation of the Coalition Against Spring Hunting – numbering 11...

The recent formation of the Coalition Against Spring...

Berlusconi, guilty as charged
James Debono

The confirmation of Silvio Berlusconi’s four-year prison sentence by Italy’s Supreme Court is a cautionary tale on the risk posed by the incestuous...

The confirmation of Silvio Berlusconi’s four-year prison...

Directors personally held responsible for company’s failings

Company failed to provided minimum level of safety for man who died in Libya.

Company failed to provided minimum level of safety for man...

When crime does pay

Failure to control what appears to be a widespread practice can have serious repercussions, as the recent murders of both Matthew Zahra and Anthony Borg amply...

Failure to control what appears to be a widespread practice...

Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan takes on the immigration debate.

MaltaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan takes on the...

Aliyev, Albani, Zammit and Morsi
Saviour Balzan

Since the Times decided to reprint Rakhat Aliyev's memoirs, things have changed at Allied Newspapers...

Since the Times decided to reprint Rakhat Aliyev's memoirs,...

Isle of MTV (Murder, Terror, Violence)
Raphael Vassallo

Malta’s criminal underworld has simply evolved beyond recognition since the days when what passed for crime rarely went beyond the theft of a car stereo.

Malta’s criminal underworld has simply evolved beyond...