Restoring Selmun Palace
Michael Falzon
If the Palace needs a hotel or some other commercial venture to be maintained, it should be designed with taste and with the full awareness of the status of Selmun Palace as a...
People beg for donations while public money is squandered
Josanne Cassar
When one is hit like a bolt of lightning out of the blue by a health issue which completely turns your life upside down... There should not be any need for begging or grovelling,...
Begging your pardon (again)...
Raphael Vassallo

This alone should be reason enough to remove the decision-making power from the Prime Minister’s hands, once and for all

This alone should be reason enough to remove the...

I think we’re going to need a bigger jail
Josanne Cassar

Those who refused to understand why Keith Schembri should have been removed...

Those who refused to understand why Keith Schembri should...

Disown Muscat now or face a worse scenario
Saviour Balzan

Because they believe that if Muscat’s memorable legacy is destroyed, the...

Because they believe that if Muscat’s memorable...

Gearing ourselves for a green economy
Aaron Farrugia

We need to continue gearing ourselves towards a sustainable development model where all citizens can grow, live, work, and age in an environment that optimises...

We need to continue gearing ourselves towards a sustainable...

One Health – health policy in a post-COVID world
Ralph Cassar

A question which begs an answer is how can a ‘One Health’ approach...

A question which begs an answer is how can a ‘One...

Keith Schembri and the Al Capone syndrome
Raphael Vassallo

For that, we would need to patiently follow all those remaining loose threads,...

For that, we would need to patiently follow all those...

Social media: easy to forget repercussions of words
Alex Agius Saliba

What we write online and what we decide to share with our friends and family...

What we write online and what we decide to share with our...

The Libyan frontier
Peter Agius

As friends of Libya we must extend the helping hand in rebuilding the country from the bottom up in all the different sectors where we have a good story to tell

As friends of Libya we must extend the helping hand in...

Even cavemen understood ‘sustainability’ better than us
Raphael Vassallo

So the irony, I suppose, is twofold: on one hand… well, we don’t...

So the irony, I suppose, is twofold: on one hand…...

Malta’s pentito?
Michael Falzon

Malta needs to start breathing fresh air that is not polluted by the type of foul and wicked culture that has been exposed

Malta needs to start breathing fresh air that is not...

Overcoming gender disparities and inequalities one step at a time | Josianne Cutajar

We need to promote female role models in the field and invest in adequate skilling and assistance

We need to promote female role models in the field and...

There’s always something new which is ripe for abuse
Josanne Cassar

While some of those who should have received their jab by now sit anxiously at...

While some of those who should have received their jab by...

It’s time for Labour to talk about greedy fuckers like Keith
Matthew Vella

Was 2013’s Taghna Lkoll entirely in bad faith? And can...

Was 2013’s Taghna Lkoll entirely in...

Casting the first stone
Saviour Balzan

Whether this week’s events will rock the independent media or not, this should not cow the fourth estate; on the contrary, they need to recognise...

Whether this week’s events will rock the independent...

Vaccines: the last frontier of discrimination...
Raphael Vassallo

Either they’re ‘essential’… or they’re not. And...

Either they’re ‘essential’… or...

Men and women: allies against patriarchal barriers | Michael Camilleri

Instead of simple bystanders, men can use their power and voice to speak up, and intervene whenever they witness sexist behaviour and attitudes by others

Instead of simple bystanders, men can use their power and...

Respecting our Constitution and the right to a fair hearing | Karol Aquilina

The solution to the government’s conundrum is actually quite simple: retain the investigative and prosecutorial roles of public authorities and empower...

The solution to the government’s conundrum is...

And now, for some legal somersaults!
Michael Falzon

The government should get the Opposition on board and find an acceptable legal solution to the problem it wants to overcome: doing it in this...

The government should get the Opposition on board and...