BirdLife’s assumed monopoly on bird-ringing | Lino C. Farrugia
Such a discriminatory measure is not included in any European country's legislation. Indeed, in the majority of these countries, hunters are also licensed bird-ringers
Malta Vision 2050: A tall order?
Mark Said
Will health undergo a slow but steady revolution? Will we feel less healthy, partly because we'll be more aware of the many things that are, or could be, going wrong, and...
They are indeed alright
Evarist Bartolo

Times are changing and as a result, so are families. With there being 'no successful template', the societal breakdown that some may have predicted...

Times are changing and as a result, so are families. With...

When push comes to shove
Carmel Vassallo

Has a big divide opened up between the traditional grassroots electorates of left movements and a liberal left?

Has a big divide opened up between the traditional...

‘We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got’
Raphael Vassallo

'As of tomorrow – when the newly elected PN leader officially takes...

'As of tomorrow – when the newly elected PN...

What law enforcement?
Michael Falzon

Joseph Muscat's speech marking the first 100 days included some new ideas, including: law enforcement

Joseph Muscat's speech marking the first 100 days...

What an ending
Saviour Balzan

Busuttil was unrepentant till the end, together with a band of sycophants who toasted him without being able to admit that the party had suffered a humiliating...

Busuttil was unrepentant till the end, together with a band...

PN leadership race: if they knew then, what they know now
Josanne Cassar

"[The PN] desperately want to change their life in the mistaken belief...

"[The PN] desperately want to change their life in the...

The questions everyone keeps asking about our judicial system
Josanne Cassar

The intricacies of the judicial system seem to operate in a parallel universe:...

The intricacies of the judicial system seem to operate in a...

A one-party state
Raphael Vassallo

Following Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's commemoration of his 'first 100 days' in office, many wonder whether a healthy democracy is even possible...

Following Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's commemoration...

Giving a second chance
Evarist Bartolo

A run-through of the numerous policies introduced to Maltese youths, giving them a second chance and how the strategy has changed

A run-through of the numerous policies introduced to...

Marsa, Azerbaijan and a leadership contest
Frank Psaila

What change will the Marsa residents' 'solidarity walk' bring about?

What change will the Marsa residents' 'solidarity...

Strengthening social justice
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

President of the Republic Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca writes: 'It is my firm belief that we cannot only implement economic globalisation, without a parallel...

President of the Republic Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca...

‘Nice party, we’ll take it’
Raphael Vassallo

'Let's face it: words like 'contest' or 'election' don't really do justice to the spectacle of political violence we are all...

'Let's face it: words like 'contest' or...

Tears of despair
Michael Falzon

Many PN supporters are crying tears of despair as their party tries to find the way to the future. Angry their party has been beaten in elections twice in a...

Many PN supporters are crying tears of despair as their...

Is training women for politics positive action or patronising?
Josanne Cassar

As we are seeing with the PN leadership contest, when you have failed to...

As we are seeing with the PN leadership contest, when you...

Delia! Delia! OMG
Saviour Balzan

Saviour Balzan says that Adrian Delia has the gift of the gab; when and if he does win the leadership battle he would have done so on the strength of his...

Saviour Balzan says that Adrian Delia has the gift of the...

Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires
Matthew Bugeja

Continuing the war in Afghanistan is no longer a case of working to achieve victory, but rather, it is about prolonging a stalemate, or at worst, delaying a...

Continuing the war in Afghanistan is no longer a case of...

Integration, political correctness and racism
Josanne Cassar

It is pretty hypocritical of us to speak so scathingly of...

It is pretty hypocritical of us to speak so scathingly of...

‘Reconciliation’, they said. ‘It’s easy’, they said...
Raphael Vassallo

Once described as a 'land of attitudes and platitudes', Malta is a...

Once described as a 'land of attitudes and...