Tremors in the Health Ministry

Claudine Cassar

The last couple of weeks have been rather difficult ones for Godfrey Farrugia, the Minister for Health.

‘Switching on’ vocational education in our schools

Evarist Bartolo

Students, whether assisted or otherwise, have to make a very bold decision when reaching school leaving age, especially those who decide to move from a study environment to a work...

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Raphael Vassallo

Excuse me, but… isn’t this the same Lawrence Gonzi who told us, way back in 2004, that he “couldn’t have a minister under investigation”?

Excuse me, but… isn’t this the same Lawrence Gonzi who...

Claudine Cassar

Just because some people don’t get certain issues, it doesn’t mean politicians can ignore them

Just because some people don’t get certain issues, it...

Evarist Bartolo

Our energy conversion to gas was sacrificed in the name of something very dishonest.

Our energy conversion to gas was sacrificed in the name of...

Saviour Balzan

The real issues are usually skirted, and what we are trying to do here is to bring the real issues forward.

The real issues are usually skirted, and what we are trying...

Once facts are sacred, we would advise politicians to stick to the facts, as they are made known and not to simply flout innuendos and hope that something will...

Once facts are sacred, we would advise politicians to stick...

After uni: the times they are a-changin'

Jurgen Balzan

Labour gains inroads in what once was hostile ground for its leaders and sympathisers, the University of Malta.

Labour gains inroads in what once was hostile ground for...

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Conrad Bugeja

Search Engines such as Google work by returning relevant results to the user query. One major characteristic on which search engines base the relevancy of a...

Search Engines such as Google work by returning relevant...

It’s difficult to maintain a rigorously unchanging institution in the face of a social landscape that has changed beyond recognition is so short a time-frame...

It’s difficult to maintain a rigorously unchanging...

Raphael Vassallo

Why are the law-courts bending over backwards to protect a man charged with serious criminal behaviour, while throwing the book at a handful of women whose...

Why are the law-courts bending over backwards to protect a...

James Debono

Tony Zarb probably crossed a line when alluding to the award of tenders under a Labour government, but more worrying is the apparent collusion between the...

Tony Zarb probably crossed a line when alluding to the...

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Miriam Dalli

The next parliament must discuss guidelines to make tender award systems open to more parliamentary scrutiny.

The next parliament must discuss guidelines to make tender...

Cartoon by Mark Scicluna

Why our children deserve a better educational system

Evarist Bartolo

We need a strategy that narrows the gap between girls and boys in reading and...

We need a strategy that narrows the gap between girls and...

Michael Falzon

Nowadays one never sees any red-frocked peroxide blondes (loaded with gold bracelets) mobbing the Labour leader.

Nowadays one never sees any red-frocked peroxide blondes...

Claudine Cassar

It is our politicians we need to hear thinking outside the box and not humble columnists.

It is our politicians we need to hear thinking outside the...

MY willy is bigger than YOUR willy… so there!

Raphael Vassallo

This can’t be happening. Seriously: it is just too much to take on board all...

This can’t be happening. Seriously: it is just too much...