Cartoon: 31 August 2025

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The EU is losing its relevance. Draghi is right

JP Fabri

Draghi’s speech deserves to be read not just as commentary, but as an obituary of a Europe that believed its size, ideals, and integration were enough to guarantee global...

MICE: More than just numbers | Rodrick Zerafa

These results aren’t just impressive—they’re sustainable....

These results aren’t just...

We need a law for death by dangerous driving | John Attard Montalto

Death by dangerous driving is part and parcel of other criminal codes and...

Death by dangerous driving is part and parcel of other...

James Debono

As a friend of mine often says, it ultimately comes down to the blunt question:...

As a friend of mine often says, it ultimately comes down to...

For Mqabba Deputy Mayor Jonathan Dingli to even contemplate that his words were twisted or taken out of context is pathetic. No one needed to twist his words;...

For Mqabba Deputy Mayor Jonathan Dingli to even contemplate...

A university with a revoked licence and students left in the lurch

Josanne Cassar

However, more and more, I find there is little empathy for TCNs. Any news that...

However, more and more, I find there is little empathy for...

Planning for ‘modern justice’: What does it even mean?

Patrick Calleja

There are a number of other serious shortcomings with this new act. Not least...

There are a number of other serious shortcomings with this...

Adrian Delia

In this forthcoming election I ask for your trust because I plan to earn it, not because I claim a title

In this forthcoming election I ask for your trust because I...

Innovation as Malta’s engine. Building a living lab for the future

Alex Borg

We will launch a Malta Innovation Fund, supporting start-ups and scale-ups...

We will launch a Malta Innovation Fund, supporting...

What does Francine Farrugia tell us, about us?

Saviour Balzan

The moral of the story finds its roots in greed and jealousy

Irrespective of what the prime minister’s head of secretariat says, the public consultation on bills 143 and 144 was an afterthought. It only came about...

Irrespective of what the prime minister’s head of...

One who makes use of legitimate action cannot cause damages

Malcolm Mifsud

A recent judgment has clarified the limits of liability for precautionary...

A recent judgment has clarified the limits of liability for...

Unity in diversity: A new style of politics for our community | Rosette Cassar

I believe in a new style of politics that is honest, transparent and focused on unity. Politics should not be about division. It should be about listening to...

I believe in a new style of politics that is honest,...

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Mark Said

I grew up in a Marsa that was often overlooked. I intend to lead a Marsa that will never be overlooked again. Marsa is changing. We are moving forward. And we...

I grew up in a Marsa that was often overlooked. I intend to...

Alexiei Dingli

What happens when someone turns to an AI for emotional support, thinking it understands their pain? What happens when AI-generated misinformation spreads...

What happens when someone turns to an AI for emotional...

PN’s stark choice: Oblivion or giving hope a chance | Frank Camilleri

Should you happen to be one of the passengers on board, you find yourself presented with a choice of having a pilot who has never flown anything or a pilot who...

Should you happen to be one of the passengers on board, you...

We hope that an honest peace deal is achieved. But like many ordinary Ukrainians, who continue to see Russian bombs raining down on their cities, we will only...

We hope that an honest peace deal is achieved. But like...

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

A televised jury trial is not an ‘Amerikanata’,...

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.

Some people almost take it as a personal affront, as if you...