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Local councils and local roads

Noel Muscat

I am convinced that with the Nationalist party in government and under the energetic, sensitive, understanding and visionary leadership of Alex Borg, local councils will be given...

Momentum: Let us build an alliance for change

Arnold Cassola

Let us ultimately come together to be the driving ethical and moral force that this country so desperately needs so that we may all emerge victorious together as one people

Miriam Dalli

The work done this year continues to build on previous efforts and creates a stronger base for what lies ahead

The work done this year continues to build on previous...

It’s also Christmas in the Criminal Courts

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

One could appreciate the rehabilitative aspects of prison leave by looking at a...

One could appreciate the rehabilitative aspects of prison...

Mental health, drug abuse and a family tragedy

Josanne Cassar

What has particularly stayed with me, like a dark shadow which is impossible to...

What has particularly stayed with me, like a dark shadow...

Galdes must go, but Jason Azzopardi must not be the one leading the crusade

Saviour Balzan

The political arguments against an unfit minister should be left to a political party that has nothing to hide, preaches ethics as a measure of propriety and...

The political arguments against an unfit minister should be...

JP Fabri

Values are not a philosophical add-on. They are the operating system of a nation. Without them, strategy becomes theatre.

Values are not a philosophical add-on. They are the...

Christmas wishes are not enough: Persons with disabilities demand action | Marthese Mugliette

Attitudes must change—particularly among those who have the power to remove barriers and deliver equality

Attitudes must change—particularly among those who...

World peace and global harmony: A utopian dream?

Mark Said

With such a grim baggage, can mankind ever dream of a lasting, just world peace...

With such a grim baggage, can mankind ever dream of a...

A template for social justice and prosperity | Michael Falzon

Budget 2026 continues this trajectory, sending a clear message of solidarity,...

Budget 2026 continues this trajectory, sending a clear...

Mark Said

These debates are vital for the evolution of plea-bargaining practices and for ensuring they serve the interests of justice rather than convenience

These debates are vital for the evolution of...

The Maltese economic model at work | Josef Bugeja

What is concerning is that income inequality is also on the rise. Although not...

What is concerning is that income inequality is also on the...

If not a fascist, let us call him a narcissist and double-dealer

Saviour Balzan

In another western country, even one which is not remotely ‘woke’,...

In another western country, even one which is not remotely...

The union that tries to catch two rabbits

JP Fabri

The European Commission’s recent warning to Malta on its public finances...

The European Commission’s recent warning to Malta on...

Mark Said

Yet, can an amended law to provide for state financing of political parties truly arrive at that stage, or can there be enough safeguards and mechanisms to...

Yet, can an amended law to provide for state financing of...

Our commitment to persons with a disability

Julia Farrugia

Providing persons with disabilities the opportunity to maintain independent...

Providing persons with disabilities the opportunity to...

The hymn of ‘the sweet mother who bore us’

Melvic Zammit

In the shadow of the ‘language question’, Dun Karm deliberately...

In the shadow of the ‘language question’, Dun...

Violent adolescents: We need level heads, not knee-jerk reactions

Josanne Cassar

We need to take a long hard look at what is happening around us, including the...

We need to take a long hard look at what is happening...

Reality bytes: When 300 phone calls trump 196,000+ set-top boxes | Silvio Scerri

If nothing else, one must commend the poetic symmetry, especially the irony of it all. The company chosen to measure national viewing habits through phoned...

If nothing else, one must commend the poetic symmetry,...

Ramona Attard resents ‘attacks on the judiciary’ | Giovanni Bonello

I am sad to have to divide the Maltese judiciary into two. Those who, despite the oppressive atmosphere created by Attard’s buddies, soldier on,...

I am sad to have to divide the Maltese judiciary into two....