A teaser in a secular state
Michael Falzon
As for my opinion, I think the Paola parish priest is right and that this issue does not justify any interference from the state
The connection between crime and drug addiction
Josanne Cassar
During a cursory look at the headlines this week, I noticed (not for the first time) that quite a number of news reports were linked to drugs...
Alice? Who the f*** is Alice?
Raphael Vassallo

For someone who was brought up on The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (I still have the original battered copy that once belonged to my grandfather, but these...

For someone who was brought up on The Complete Works of...

The debate so far
Saviour Balzan

The PL is New Labour, no matter how hard the cynics try to remind us of the past. And the longer the PN campaigns on a negative tone, the more difficult it...

The PL is New Labour, no matter how hard the cynics try to...

A nine-week rollercoaster
Michael Falzon

The 2013 electoral campaign promises to be a rollercoaster.

The 2013 electoral campaign promises to be a rollercoaster.

U-turn on mixed ability schooling?
Michael Falzon

The GonziPN government has started the process to open a highly selective school for top students only.

The GonziPN government has started the process to open a...

Malta Taghna Lkoll… or is it?
Michael Falzon

Over the past few years, many voters have come to believe that in Malta we may all be equal, but that in reality some animals are more equal than others.

Over the past few years, many voters have come to believe...

Labour’s energy proposal: not a gimmick, but…
James Debono

Labour’s proposal cannot be dismissed as a gimmick but even if doable, we...

Labour’s proposal cannot be dismissed as a gimmick but...

Sour grapes
Saviour Balzan

The Labour Party’s electricity and water tariff proposal was greeted with incredible silliness by the Nationalist party.

The Labour Party’s electricity and water tariff proposal...

SEO Review for 2012
Conrad Bugeja

It has been a very busy year for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Lots of changes and updates have been rolled out by Google throughout the year. The message...

It has been a very busy year for Search Engine Optimisation...

MFSA and BOV: how many of 2,250 compensated?
Evarist Bartolo

MFSA has not said how many of the 2,250 investors are going to be compensated.

MFSA has not said how many of the 2,250 investors are going...

Saved by the Grinch?
Claudine Cassar

Judging by comments made by the Minister of Finance, it appears that Franco Debono has possibly done the government a favour.

Judging by comments made by the Minister of Finance, it...

Fantasy island
Raphael Vassallo

You can always tell an election is coming up, when people suddenly gather round in small groups and start talking about… imaginary countries.

You can always tell an election is coming up, when people...

‘Il paese dei balocchi’
James Debono

In the next weeks Malta will look like a fantastic amusement park where everything is possible. The question is: can all the expectations raised in the...

In the next weeks Malta will look like a fantastic...

Invisible people
Raphael Vassallo

The TV station formerly known as ‘Xandir Malta’ celebrated its 50th anniversary without a single mention or a single image of virtually any of the people...

The TV station formerly known as ‘Xandir Malta’...

Giving money, but strangers not welcome
Evarist Bartolo

This year a record €3.29 million were collected during l-Istrina, Malta’s major charity event.

This year a record €3.29 million were collected during...

Pantomime all year round
Saviour Balzan

There’s no need to visit a pantomime to appreciate political satire. Most politicians offer a plethora of quotes and sound bites that working in a newsroom...

There’s no need to visit a pantomime to appreciate...

Farewell 2012
Claudine Cassar

It’s been a long year and to a certain extent a newspaperman’s dream.

It’s been a long year and to a certain extent a...

It’s the end of the world as we know it
Michael Falzon

The end of the Mayan calendar has been surpassed and the end of the world has...

The end of the Mayan calendar has been surpassed and the...

A Christmas present for this country
Saviour Balzan

It is perfectly uncontroversial to say that Louis Grech’s nomination (coupled with Anglu Farrugia’s resignation), is more of a plus for Labour than a...

It is perfectly uncontroversial to say that Louis Grech’s...