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Running a country from an airconditioned boat

Robert Abela and his energy minister, Miriam Dalli, must admit that over the past 10 years, successive Labour administrations have failed to invest adequately in the distribution...

What principles dear Alex and Daniel?

The truth is that Alex Agius Saliba’s and Daniel Attard’s abstention is symptomatic of the lack of cohesion in the Labour Party and the growing friction between...

Rather than trying to minimise the NAO’s findings, Enemalta’s bosses had better explain why investment in the high voltage network over the past...

Rather than trying to minimise the NAO’s findings,...

Let’s get down to business on tables and chairs

What happened in Gozo was a concerted effort that saw officials from the Malta...

What happened in Gozo was a concerted effort that saw...

Grech’s tenure at the Film Commission appears to be causing more harm and controversy at this stage than creating value added to the industry and the...

Grech’s tenure at the Film Commission appears to be...

In the health sector, seeing is believing, now

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela may have all the good intentions of this...

Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela may have all the good...

Chris Fearne was a victim but it’s Labour’s sleaze that is to blame

Joseph Muscat and his coterie played with fire, got burnt and in the process unleashed hell on the Maltese State. The victims of this wicked and corrupt game...

Joseph Muscat and his coterie played with fire, got burnt...

MPs need to step up if they are serious about fighting financial crime

For the past couple of years we have been witnessing a saga through which hefty penalties issued by the Financial Investigations and Analysis Unit (FIAU) are...

For the past couple of years we have been witnessing a saga...

Introducing order into the jungle of tables and chairs

Lack of action, platitudes and grandstanding will no longer cut it for a public...

Lack of action, platitudes and grandstanding will no longer...

The question we should be asking ourselves in the aftermath of the European and local council elections is, should our electoral system ensure that an...

The question we should be asking ourselves in the aftermath...

Déjà vu: When all else fails, blame civil servants

The last thing this country needs is a political witch hunt within the public...

The last thing this country needs is a political witch hunt...

Robert Abela must decide whether to continue acting as defence lawyer to Joseph Muscat, Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri, or keep his distance from them. Abela...

Robert Abela must decide whether to continue acting as...

MEP election is stiff yellow card to Labour

With a heavily reduced gap, it is clear to everyone that the Labour Party was...

With a heavily reduced gap, it is clear to everyone that...

We need to get rid of the last vestiges of protectionism in the cab industry

It is pretty obvious that the decision to control the presence of Y-plate cabs in these key locations is not one motivated by a higher public good but more of...

It is pretty obvious that the decision to control the...

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Now’s the chance to influence who all six MEPs will be

Voting is a right we often take for granted and yet it is a privilege to be...

Voting is a right we often take for granted and yet it is a...

Instead of introspection we have witnessed misplaced exuberance; instead of taking bold internal steps to distance itself from the shenanigans of those accused...

Instead of introspection we have witnessed misplaced...

It’s not just about Muscat’s ‘Indian’ narrative

The picture Muscat paints of himself is that of a very naïve politician...

The picture Muscat paints of himself is that of a very...

Why we decided to publish the Vitals inquiry

MaltaToday got hold of the 1,200-page inquiry and although our journalists have...

MaltaToday got hold of the 1,200-page inquiry and although...

Malta has invested heavily over the past two decades in new sewage treatment plants to ensure that no untreated sewage is dumped at sea. But despite these...

Malta has invested heavily over the past two decades in new...

An unacceptable manipulation of vulnerable people

Minister Galdes can spin the story anyway he likes but to any right-thinking...

Minister Galdes can spin the story anyway he likes but to...