I paid an overdue parking ticket last week. Will the PM cut a ribbon for me too?
Squandering a ‘historic’ opportunity
Lara Dimitrijevic
As a human rights defender and women’s rights activist, I cannot but state how deeply hurt I am to see a socialist party and a ‘so called’ progressive...
Where does Robert Abela get this idea, that ‘more housing = lower property prices’?
Raphael Vassallo

... the price of Maltese property will continue to remain just as ‘high and unaffordable’, as it is today: no matter how many ‘social housing...

... the price of Maltese property will continue to remain...

It’s so easy to be cruel behind a keyboard
Josanne Cassar

With a show like Love Island, the inevitable public reaction has been cranked...

With a show like Love Island, the inevitable public...

Who can live under the sword of blackmail?
Saviour Balzan

There has been constant rumour-mongering, and recently, a blackmail of sorts...

There has been constant rumour-mongering, and recently, a...

Cartoon: 14 May 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Rewarding the hard-working middle class: a permanent tax cut

The middle class needs a fresh impetus that truly rewards its hard work

The middle class needs a fresh impetus that truly rewards...

An applicant refused a Single Work Permit should be notified about the basic right of appeal
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court has established that the appellee was legally present in Malta or elsewhere in the European Union and that his submission for appeal in front of the...

The Court has established that the appellee was legally...

On surveys and anonymity
Mark Camilleri Gambin

The veil of anonymity often tends to bring out the nastiest aspects of human nature - as evident with fake profiles on social media

The veil of anonymity often tends to bring out the nastiest...

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than a thousand intentions | Roberta Attard

You know, the tiniest seed in the right situation turns into the most beautiful forest. And then the most promising seed in the wrong situation turns into...

You know, the tiniest seed in the right situation turns...

Court may suspend proceedings if Court of Appeal is to decide on the same merits in another case
Malcolm Mifsud

If the same parties to a case, are before the Court of Appeal, then the Court of first instance of another case which is identical, may be suspended in order...

If the same parties to a case, are before the Court of...

‘Make it look like an accident...’
Raphael Vassallo

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold billions in tax-payers’ money, over the course of a decade, on various ‘consultancies’...

The government of Malta has literally wasted untold...

Time to reclaim our roads from reckless drivers

The fact that our roads are becoming more dangerous, especially for...

The fact that our roads are becoming more dangerous,...

Malta should get into the habit of thinking about itself as part of a global village more often

No. 190 - Bye Covid, Hello Charles

No. 190 - Bye Covid, Hello Charles

‘Malta first and foremost’, my foot...
Raphael Vassallo

The immediate difference this underscores is that both Eddie and Mintoff had a...

The immediate difference this underscores is that both...

Malta is an animal farm
Michael Falzon

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of those who think they belong to a class that makes them a cut above everybody else

Owning and breeding dangerous cats has become a hallmark of...

No, Mr defence lawyer. It does not matter what she was wearing
Josanne Cassar

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking a victim what she...

I thought we had got past the atrocious practice of asking...

Best in the world, just worse than Congo and Montenegro...
Saviour Balzan

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider press freedom rankings,...

Malta has historically been on the low end of the wider...

Cartoon: 7 May 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

A time for reflection

If there are Islamic extremists among us preying on the vulnerabilities of young people, the intelligence services must sharpen their focus and become more...

If there are Islamic extremists among us preying on the...