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People beg for donations while public money is squandered

Josanne Cassar

When one is hit like a bolt of lightning out of the blue by a health issue which completely turns your life upside down... There should not be any need for begging or grovelling,...

The case for a judiciary ombudsman

Mark Said

Yes, there is a dire need for an Office of the Judiciary Ombudsman with four unique characteristics: neutrality, confidentiality, independence and sufficient authority to...

Saviour Balzan

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about government’s ploy to hide behind the Public Broadcasting Service and pro-government online blogs...

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about...

Saviour Balzan

'Character assassination’ is how they described a news story which reported and confirmed how Joe Mizzi – the former Chairman of PBS...

'Character assassination’ is how they...

Reinstate Mizzi. But not because of the PEC decision

Matthew Vella

The upstanding publisher Joe Mizzi has been reinstated as chairman of PBS....

The upstanding publisher Joe Mizzi has been reinstated as...

James Debono

Nobody loved the Colonel, at least to the extent of risking his life for him.

Nobody loved the Colonel, at least to the extent of...

Saviour Balzan

An open letter to Joseph Muscat

Michael Briguglio

The length and conditions of detention, which are currently too long, inhumane and unsustainable should be reviewed.

The length and conditions of detention, which are...

Saviour Balzan

Years back I was told that my mother’s family hailed from Rabat, Gozo. The interminable subject for debate was: which part of me...

Years back I was told that my mother’s family...

Saviour Balzan

Years back I was told that my mother’s family hailed from Rabat, Gozo. The interminable subject for debate was: which part of me...

Years back I was told that my mother’s family...

James Debono

The current economic turmoil in the Eurozone has changed the dynamics of local politics once and for all.

The current economic turmoil in the Eurozone has changed...

Saviour Balzan

The picture of a Maltese who cannot speak Maltese alighting on an Arriva bus and being asked to pay the extra tariff for tourists is something that persists...

The picture of a Maltese who cannot speak Maltese...

Saviour Balzan

James Debono

The timing of the criminal charges against Cyrus Engerer and his father are damning for police and government but Engerer’s credibility as a politician...

The timing of the criminal charges against Cyrus Engerer...

Michael Falzon

The ‘Cyrus Engerer’ saga is a typical Maltese whodunit. More so, it is par for the course for all sorts of conspiracy theories. I normally ignore...

The ‘Cyrus Engerer’ saga is a typical Maltese...

I wish I had a thousand neighbours like Ashish

Carmen Sammut

After this week’s experiences, wouldn’t you rather have a...

After this week’s experiences, wouldn’t you...

James Debono

The tragedy in Norway is a wake up call for western societies to reflect on the enemy growing within them. The lesson from Norway is that those who exploit...

The tragedy in Norway is a wake up call for western...

Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the state of politics in Malta and the throwback to the pre-1987 times. The videoblog is in English.

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on the state of...

Saviour Balzan

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about Malta's public transport service, and how Government is not willing to shoulder the responsibility...

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan speaks about...

Ethical journalism and the restoration of trust

Carmen Sammut

We have a lot to learn from the News Of The World scandal that has rocked the...

We have a lot to learn from the News Of The World scandal...