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The health system needs fixing

At a political level, Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela must work harder to ensure adequate and prompt investment is carried out in the public health infrastructure. The country...

A public inquiry into Nicolette’s murder is needed

We just hope the government avoids the senseless and useless tug of war with the victim’s relatives and women’s rights campaigners

Scicluna questioned whether we Maltese have gone from being ‘the colonised to the colonisers’, highlighting how foreign workers in low-income jobs...

Scicluna questioned whether we Maltese have gone from being...

The Y-plates saga: The law of the jungle benefits no one

The onus is on the authorities to ensure Malta has a cab sector that is...

The onus is on the authorities to ensure Malta has a cab...

Buying an electric vehicle is still a very costly venture, even with the generous government scheme that covers part of the cost for consumers

Buying an electric vehicle is still a very costly venture,...

The hardworking middle class needs a morale booster

Caruana’s next budget must provide the ray of hope that allows...

Caruana’s next budget must provide the ray of hope...

Rights, favours and a sick political culture

People should be able to access a social benefit, or be treated in a timely...

People should be able to access a social benefit, or be...

If Robert Abela wants to be believed when he says his government will not accept abuse, he should pressure the police force – like he did the magistrate...

If Robert Abela wants to be believed when he says his...

This newspaper supports EuroPride and the values it seeks to champion and as such would like to extend a warm welcome to the hundreds of people expected to...

This newspaper supports EuroPride and the values it seeks...

No more close-ups, just economic arguments

What Malta needs is an honest discussion between stakeholders in the industry...

What Malta needs is an honest discussion between...

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps balance society’s right to feel protected with the accused’s right to be released from...

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps...

Unfortunately, the PN leader is a dead man walking, who can easily be brushed aside in his own house by an audacious bartender and overshadowed by Metsola, who...

Unfortunately, the PN leader is a dead man walking, who can...

From lax enforcement to inadequate waste collection frequencies, several large localities have become filthy with mounds of garbage bags being left to...

From lax enforcement to inadequate waste collection...

From tears to a river of hope: an industry under the microscope

Isabelle's altruistic call for scrutiny of the building industry is a...

Isabelle's altruistic call for scrutiny of the building...

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Safe communities and a duty to stamp out racism

Scaremongering and xenophobia are the easiest things to foment and lest we...

Scaremongering and xenophobia are the easiest things to...

Filthy neighbourhoods, a deficient waste collection system and litter louts

Malta has become filthy and the laissez faire attitude shown by the authorities only encourages irresponsible litter louts to continue doing as they please

Malta has become filthy and the laissez faire attitude...

The Labour Party must take it on itself to push for a permanent resolution to the Ħondoq issue and in the process, pressure the government to act accordingly

The Labour Party must take it on itself to push for a...

A climate change emergency and a new Malta

Now that government has 'discovered’ climate change, it should walk...

Now that government has 'discovered’ climate...

Surveys have shown that many Labour voters have crossed the line into non-voting territory. This arrogant attitude will only convince them to stay there...

Surveys have shown that many Labour voters have...

Power outages: Miriam Dalli must step up

Leaving people for 12 hours or more without electricity in this heatwave is already atrocious enough; the least people expect is information on what happened...

Leaving people for 12 hours or more without electricity in...