A burning passion for fireworks... | Josef Camilleri
Malta’s pyrotechnics tradition seems to be under fire, as questions about safety and noise/air pollution overshadow the spectacle of the traditional village...
Giving the arts a stronger voice | Raphael Vella
Malta’s arts scene appears to be going through a revival in the wake of V18. But artist and curator Raphel Vella – who, with Bettina Hutschek, curated the Malta...
[WATCH] There is football, and there is outright criminality... | Franz Tabone

Recent match-fixing revelations have seemingly confirmed widespread perceptions of a ‘culture of corruption’ in local sport, especially football....

Recent match-fixing revelations have seemingly confirmed...

In search of lost memories | Andrew Alamango

‘Magna Zmien’ is a project aimed at researching, digitising and...

‘Magna Zmien’ is a project aimed at...

Let’s call a spade a spade

Historian and activist MARK CAMILLERI admits it’s hard to trust Labour on corruption today. But the party he identifies with is now in a unique position...

Historian and activist MARK CAMILLERI admits it’s...

‘We’re not thinking outside the box’ | Angelo Xuereb

ANGELO XUEREB, winner of EY’s ‘Malta Entrepreneur of the...

ANGELO XUEREB, winner of EY’s ‘Malta...

Build for tomorrow, not just today | Tara Cassar

Malta seems hell-bent on an unstoppable construction drive: but some NGOs seem...

Malta seems hell-bent on an unstoppable construction drive:...

A safety net full of holes | Louis Cilia and Carmel Mallia

With the pensions time-bomb ticking away in the background, Maltese pensioners...

With the pensions time-bomb ticking away in the background,...

‘Architecture is limping behind construction’ | Edward Said

There is a lot of construction happening in Malta today: but are we building...

There is a lot of construction happening in Malta today:...

[WATCH] 'This is not  a popularity contest' | Lara Dimitrijevic

The Women’s Rights Foundation has stirred a hornet’s nest by...

The Women’s Rights Foundation has stirred a...

The silent stigma | Daniela Calleja and Stephania Dimech Sant

For all our advancement in equality and civil rights, it seems that mental...

For all our advancement in equality and civil rights, it...

We need to stop and think | Marceline Naudi

‘Femicide: the killing of a woman, because she is a woman’. Dr...

‘Femicide: the killing of a woman, because she is a...

It’s about ‘harm-reduction’, not ‘recreational cannabis’ | Julia Farrugia

Malta is poised to become a centre for the production of medical marijuana – while also relaxing its cannabis legislation further – after decades...

Malta is poised to become a centre for the production of...

‘In today’s capitalist world, trade unions must balance things out...’

The General Workers’ Union is celebrating its 75th anniversary, against the backdrop of a global economy which has since shifted far to the right. Is the...

The General Workers’ Union is celebrating its 75th...

Is Maltese journalism at risk? | Norma Saliba

The murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia cast a dark...

The murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana...

The anti-Muscat: Edwin Vassallo versus ‘the Marxists’

Why Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo is so up in arms over what he calls Joseph...

Why Nationalist MP Edwin Vassallo is so up in arms over...

Malta’s justice system in the dock | Owen Bonnici

Malta’s rule of law is under unprecedented international scrutiny,...

Malta’s rule of law is under unprecedented...

Redefining the national identity | Sara Ezabe

Law student Sara Ezabe is one of 30 honorees recognised by Forbes for their...

Law student Sara Ezabe is one of 30 honorees recognised by...

A question of credibility and national interest | Martin Balzan

Parliament is currently debating the controversy surrounding a proposed sale of...

Parliament is currently debating the controversy...

A trapping season too far?

With both political parties eagerly courting the hunters’ vote, it seems to be boom time for hunting and trapping in Malta. The latest political...

With both political parties eagerly courting the...