The case for televised jury trials in Malta is not another ‘Amerikanata’
Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera
A televised jury trial is not an ‘Amerikanata’, it is a modernisation of our trial system
No more drinks for me, I’m driving.
Josanne Cassar
Some people almost take it as a personal affront, as if you are silently judging THEM for drinking, which is really not the case.
Rethinking ‘Rethinking Assessment’ | Joseph Mamo

Unless constant monitoring of how SBAs are being implemented takes place in...

Unless constant monitoring of how SBAs are being...

Shaping Malta’s future: R&I at the heart of Vision 2050 l Keith Azzopardi Tanti

Industry-led research can provide practical value and ensure that research results are translated into real-world benefits

Industry-led research can provide practical value and...

Who pays for politics… and what do they get in return? | Isabelle Vella

Change will never happen if we accept corruption as normal. Change begins when we draw a line—when we declare that democratic politics cannot be built on...

Change will never happen if we accept corruption as normal....

Offended landlords and the new underclass

We realise that it is in the interest of the greedy abusive landlords that...

We realise that it is in the interest of the greedy...

The Jonathan Roger Portelli case: Reforming Article 30A
Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

This rule has been in the Criminal Code since its enactment back in 1854,...

This rule has been in the Criminal Code since its enactment...

Infrastructure for the future: Smarter, greener, more resilient
Alex Borg

Infrastructure is not only about roads and buildings. It is about how we...

Infrastructure is not only about roads and buildings. It is...

The PN leadership contest
Mark Said

While it is premature at this stage for both Borg and Delia to be stress-tested in government, a proper scrutiny of their views, skeletons in the closet and,...

While it is premature at this stage for both Borg and Delia...

A planning reform based on consultation | Mark Mallia

Not every application [to regularise illegal development] will be accepted as...

Not every application [to regularise illegal development]...

A Harrods spending spree… and so many unanswered questions
Josanne Cassar

The sardonic quips doing the rounds about Harrods are understandable, because...

The sardonic quips doing the rounds about Harrods are...

Harrods, embezzlement and an inquiry

What Francine Farrugia’s arraignment shows is that corruption and wrongdoing are not the monopoly of a single political party. Human frailty cuts across...

What Francine Farrugia’s arraignment shows is that...

Court makes a distinction between wrongdoing and negligence
Malcolm Mifsud

​When a person’s actions do not amount to criminal negligence under...

​When a person’s actions do not amount to criminal...

On not serving Kant in the euthanasia (or rather PAS) debate | Michael Grech

It is obvious even from the pathetic and annoyingly repetitive TV ads, involving so-called personalities who introduce this grave and momentous issue with a...

It is obvious even from the pathetic and annoyingly...

Abortion’s backdoor: Don’t let them fool you | Mariana Debono

When someone ends the life of another, especially the most vulnerable, we...

When someone ends the life of another, especially the most...

The ethical failure of denying euthanasia | Daniel Schembri

Telling terminal patients that we don’t need AVE legislation because they...

Telling terminal patients that we don’t need AVE...

Gaza: The ‘othering’ of an entire people
Mark Camilleri Gambin

In the middle of this rally of solidarity, I found myself lost in a trail of...

In the middle of this rally of solidarity, I found myself...

Outrage is not enough. Decriminalise abortion

We now have a woman whose police conduct has been tarnished because she made...

We now have a woman whose police conduct has been tarnished...

Making homeownership possible again
Alex Borg

Together, we can ensure that every family in Malta has not only a roof over their head, but a home they can truly call their own

Together, we can ensure that every family in Malta has not...

Does the PN want to be elected? Here’s what it has to do…
Josanne Cassar

We need, and we deserve, a leader of a political party who takes the bull by...

We need, and we deserve, a leader of a political party who...