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Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on why permanent secretary within the Office of the Prime Minister Rita Schembri has not resigned and why hasn't she been asked to.

Will the whistleblower be heeded?

Philip Rizzo’s revelations about Schembri have been in the public domain for well over a week now, and his identity as the whistleblower has been known for three days.

Leaving the Press Ethics Commission: my real reasons

Carmen Sammut

The orchestrated responses that followed the Mizzi vs Farrugia case were...

The orchestrated responses that followed the Mizzi vs...

Raphael Vassallo

Make no mistake: if hypocrisy were rocket fuel, Malta would already have its own colony on Mars.

Make no mistake: if hypocrisy were rocket fuel, Malta...

On Libya, the pot is calling the kettle black

James Debono

Honouring Gaddafi in 2004 was even more suspect and cynical than honouring...

Honouring Gaddafi in 2004 was even more suspect and...

Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about government’s ploy to hide behind the Public Broadcasting Service and pro-government online blogs...

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about...

Saviour Balzan

'Character assassination’ is how they described a news story which reported and confirmed how Joe Mizzi – the former Chairman of PBS...

'Character assassination’ is how they...

Reinstate Mizzi. But not because of the PEC decision

Matthew Vella

The upstanding publisher Joe Mizzi has been reinstated as chairman of PBS....

The upstanding publisher Joe Mizzi has been reinstated as...

James Debono

Nobody loved the Colonel, at least to the extent of risking his life for him.

Nobody loved the Colonel, at least to the extent of...

Saviour Balzan

An open letter to Joseph Muscat

Michael Briguglio

The length and conditions of detention, which are currently too long, inhumane and unsustainable should be reviewed.

The length and conditions of detention, which are...

Saviour Balzan

Years back I was told that my mother’s family hailed from Rabat, Gozo. The interminable subject for debate was: which part of me...

Years back I was told that my mother’s family...

Saviour Balzan

Years back I was told that my mother’s family hailed from Rabat, Gozo. The interminable subject for debate was: which part of me...

Years back I was told that my mother’s family...

James Debono

The current economic turmoil in the Eurozone has changed the dynamics of local politics once and for all.

The current economic turmoil in the Eurozone has changed...

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The picture of a Maltese who cannot speak Maltese alighting on an Arriva bus and being asked to pay the extra tariff for tourists is something that persists...

The picture of a Maltese who cannot speak Maltese...

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James Debono

The timing of the criminal charges against Cyrus Engerer and his father are damning for police and government but Engerer’s credibility as a politician...

The timing of the criminal charges against Cyrus Engerer...

Michael Falzon

The ‘Cyrus Engerer’ saga is a typical Maltese whodunit. More so, it is par for the course for all sorts of conspiracy theories. I normally ignore...

The ‘Cyrus Engerer’ saga is a typical Maltese...

I wish I had a thousand neighbours like Ashish

Carmen Sammut

After this week’s experiences, wouldn’t you rather have a...

After this week’s experiences, wouldn’t you...

James Debono

The tragedy in Norway is a wake up call for western societies to reflect on the enemy growing within them. The lesson from Norway is that those who exploit...

The tragedy in Norway is a wake up call for western...