The game of self-preservation
Saviour Balzan
Sometimes I get the feeling that our political leaders are more obsessed with self-preservation
Diary of a volunteer: On the front line of war
Christina Lejman
Maltese mother-of-two Christina Lejman works with local humanitarian voluntary organisation MOAS. In June, their HQ team travelled to Ukraine to visit their projects on the front...
At least the Cincinnati zoo was licensed...
Raphael Vassallo

PR nightmares have plagued the profession of zoo-keeping the world over

PR nightmares have plagued the profession of zoo-keeping...

Of gorillas and domestic violence
Josanne Cassar

Are we a society that cares about the murder of a gorilla more than the murders of women and children

Are we a society that cares about the murder of a gorilla...

Children with nowhere to go
Evarist Bartolo

Between 2000 and 2010, 31 juveniles, predominantly males, spent time at the Corradino Correctional Facility

Between 2000 and 2010, 31 juveniles, predominantly males,...

Struggling to make ends meet
Frank Psaila

Poverty, and people at the risk of poverty, are on the increase and have been for a while

Poverty, and people at the risk of poverty, are on the...

Not for want of trying
Michael Falzon

One of the reforms that are sorely needed in our justice system is the creation of a Public Prosecutor’s Office

One of the reforms that are sorely needed in our justice...

Trading places
Raphael Vassallo

The Panama Papers drama seems to have taken a sudden, rather unexpected turn

The Panama Papers drama seems to have taken a sudden,...

But that’s not really cheating, is it?
Josanne Cassar

Many people in Malta admire a certain type of cunningness and slyness which many will agree is quite prevalent

Many people in Malta admire a certain type of cunningness...

Two seats for 50 votes, 5,500 votes for the Greens equals what?
Saviour Balzan

The Constitution as it stands today guarantees the best interests of a...

The Constitution as it stands today guarantees the best...

How about regulating yourselves first?
Raphael Vassallo

In virtually all other spheres besides tourism, those things we call ‘regulators’ have proved to be at best a flaming nuisance, at worst a...

In virtually all other spheres besides tourism, those...

‘None of your business'
Raphael Vassallo

For just as it is ‘none of our business’ whether ministers make honest and accurate declarations of their private assets, or how much of our own...

For just as it is ‘none of our business’...

Cockroaches, bitches and other animals
Michael Falzon

So where do we go from here? Nowhere, really ... and everybody has to lump it. Insults are the order of the day and so it will remain ...

So where do we go from here? Nowhere, really ... and...

How much will ever be enough?
Josanne Cassar

The irony is that with all this over development, all these restless, never-satisfied people will one day be trapped inside their luxury cars in a national...

The irony is that with all this over development, all these...

The politics of  anti-politics
Evarist Bartolo

Rather than putting our heads together for the benefit of the country, it seems that we are more intent to play to the crowds

Rather than putting our heads together for the benefit of...

Not journalism, then what?
Saviour Balzan

Journalism is facing a serious crisis

Journalism is facing a serious crisis

Spreading the wealth
Josanne Cassar

The money spent on Eurovision did not come from our taxes

The money spent on Eurovision did not come from our taxes

Seven lessons Malta should learn from the Eurovision Academy
Josanne Cassar

We want to be liked and validated so badly, that the lack of points are taken...

We want to be liked and validated so badly, that the lack...

Think again, bitches
Raphael Vassallo

It is not the fact that Andrew Borg Cardona insulted Ira Losco… in which case, the reactions would have been excessive… it is the reasons he...

It is not the fact that Andrew Borg Cardona insulted Ira...

Dear Michael ... (an open letter)
Evarist Bartolo

An open letter to Michael Falzon: The country needs politicians as much as it needs democracy. Age does not necessarily make us mellow, but it makes us wiser...

An open letter to Michael Falzon: The country needs...