What the Tsavo lions can teach us about our construction industry
Raphael Vassallo
The same old ‘exploitation’ issues that dogged the Tsavo workforce – where the authorities clearly valued company profits, above human life – apply to 21st...
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...
Unsurprising Sliema
Michael Briguglio

Should we be surprised with the hurly-burly that is taking place at the Sliema Local Council?

Should we be surprised with the hurly-burly that is...

Sliema is choking to death
Evarist Bartolo

The Valletta and Sliema agglomeration is a zone where pollution limits are being exceeded due to the Marsa Power Station and heavy traffic.

The Valletta and Sliema agglomeration is a zone where...

Democracy  down under
James Debono

The Australian electoral system could offer a timid first step to break the stagnant Maltese duopoly.

The Australian electoral system could offer a timid first...

Nothing will change, if you do nothing to make it change
Saviour Balzan

I remember someone once telling me, ‘you have to create your own Garden...

I remember someone once telling me, ‘you have to...

A question of choice or opportunity?
James Debono

Even if the State gives parents vouchers to send their kids to private schools, the fees for extra curricular activities, club memberships and social...

Even if the State gives parents vouchers to send their...

So long, Father Mark!
Michael Falzon

Will Mark Montebello be as outspoken in Saltillo as he was in Malta?

Will Mark Montebello be as outspoken in Saltillo as he...

€170,000 from the health ministry to give babies with Down’s a better future
Evarist Bartolo

Inspire needs the Ministry of Health to fund the therapies for the babies being born with Down’s and other similar conditions.

Inspire needs the Ministry of Health to fund the...

This land is your land: Obama stands up for the real America
James Debono

By defending the right of Muslims to build a community centre next to the...

By defending the right of Muslims to build a community...

Malta in the web of Mitsui
Evarist Bartolo

The major players based in Tokyo, Copenhagen and Malta worked hand in hand to leave no stone unturned to enable BWSC to get the Delimara contract.

The major players based in Tokyo, Copenhagen and Malta...

Meltdown
Saviour Balzan

I guess the problems with Nationalist councilors in so many local councils can only be blamed on the poor vetting that takes place before candidates are...

I guess the problems with Nationalist councilors in so...

Top priority: a future for thousands of young people left by the wayside
Evarist Bartolo

The top priority of the Pre-Budget Document for 2011 in education should be “reducing the number of early school-leavers”.

The top priority of the Pre-Budget Document for 2011 in...

The devil is in the question
James Debono

In a referendum on divorce people will have to answer a direct question.  The problem is what question?

In a referendum on divorce people will have to answer a...

Am I a traitor by voting for the introduction of divorce in Malta?
Evarist Bartolo

A constituent wrote warning me that only Jesus Christ is the real saviour of...

A constituent wrote warning me that only Jesus Christ is...

JOE MIFSUD: My way or the highway
Saviour Balzan

I do not know Joe Mifsud.  I know that quite a number of people think he is a great guy, others deride him.

I do not know Joe Mifsud.  I know that quite a...

A lesson from Gianfranco Fini
James Debono

As the divorce debate gets rolling, Lawrence Gonzi may well seek some advice from Gianfranco Fini on how to re-invent the Nationalist Party. Tonio Borg...

As the divorce debate gets rolling, Lawrence Gonzi may...

Government wants Karozzini owners to pay for €300,000 shelters
Evarist Bartolo

It is time to make a quality leap in the conditions for transport animals in...

It is time to make a quality leap in the conditions for...

The case of a key 'wetness'
Michael Falzon

Will the appeal against the man accused of ‘vote rigging’ lead to Anglu Farrugia’s revenge?

Will the appeal against the man accused of ‘vote...

Marinara politics
Saviour Balzan