[WATCH] Mayors at 16: Alison Zerafa Civelli says it empowers youth
Alison Zerafa Civelli is parliamentary secretary responsible for local government. She sits down with MATTHEW FARRUGIA to discuss the proposal that would allow 16-year-olds to...
[WATCH] Gżira mayor opens up on Robert Abela: ‘No way to lead a country’
In the days after his resignation from the Labour Party, Gżira mayor Conrad Borg Manchè sits down with Matthew Farrugia to discuss the party’s dwindling...
Politicians cannot expect ‘trust’, if they ignore people’s concerns

Malta seems to be losing its confidence in politics, across the board. For sociologist (and former politician with both AD and PN) MICHAEL BRIGUGLIO, this is...

Malta seems to be losing its confidence in politics, across...

Storms are getting ‘stormier’, and wild-fires ‘wilder’

Malta is by no means immune to the sort of natural catastrophes that have...

Malta is by no means immune to the sort of natural...

Misinformation is the real threat to equality | Rebecca Buttigieg

Malta has come a long way, in terms of civil rights; but REBECCA BUTTIGIEG...

Malta has come a long way, in terms of civil rights; but...

Give wildlife a chance... | Arnold Sciberras

ARNOLD SCIBERRAS – managing director of ‘The Exterminator’...

ARNOLD SCIBERRAS – managing director of ‘The...

There’s nothing ‘childish’ about cartoons

Author and animator FABRIZIO ELLUL talks us through his latest animated short...

Author and animator FABRIZIO ELLUL talks us through his...

Sliema has a garbage problem? Rubbish! | John Pillow

Sliema mayor JOHN PILLOW puts up a stout defence of his controversial...

Sliema mayor JOHN PILLOW puts up a stout defence of his...

Digging in the deep | Timmy Gambin

If people cannot appreciate Malta’s underwater heritage, for themselves: TIMMY GAMBIN – Associate Professor of Maritime Archaeology at the...

If people cannot appreciate Malta’s underwater...

Malta needs a clear economic direction

Malta Employers Association president JOE FARRUGIA argues that – to avoid the danger of a ‘wage-price spiral’ - Malta needs to radically...

Malta Employers Association president JOE FARRUGIA argues...

Aleks Farrugia | Labour’s fate cannot be tied to that of government

Author, journalist, and self-avowed ‘leftist’ Aleks Farrugia argues...

Author, journalist, and self-avowed ‘leftist’...

‘Fighting climate change’ also means ‘changing the way we live’

Nobody goes on a diet because they enjoy making sacrifices. They do it to improve their health, and overall quality of life. Prof Simone Borg, academic and...

Nobody goes on a diet because they enjoy making sacrifices....

‘Cowboys’, ‘untouchables’, and the value of human life | Jerome Caruana Cilia

Opposition spokesman for finance JEROME CARUANA CILIA argues that, by refusing to heed calls for a public inquiry into Jean-Paul Sofia’s death, Prime...

Opposition spokesman for finance JEROME CARUANA CILIA...

Malta is still worse than Saudi Arabia, when it comes to abortion

Despite government’s claims of having ‘made history’ by...

Despite government’s claims of having ‘made...

‘Look at the bigger picture’  | Lorenzo Vella

Newly-appointed head of the European Commission’s Malta Representation,...

Newly-appointed head of the European Commission’s...

Permission to speak freely | Sean Buhagiar

National Theatre director SEAN BUHAGIAR – one of three individuals...

National Theatre director SEAN BUHAGIAR – one of...

A small party that ‘thinks big’ | Sandra Gauci

For newly-elected ADPD chair Sandra Gauci, there is a good deal more to...

For newly-elected ADPD chair Sandra Gauci, there is a...

Like monks discussing the printing press… the future is now | Alexiei Dingli

‘Artificial Intelligence’ may be a frightening prospect to people brought up on dystopian sci-fi novels. But for Prof. ALEXIEI DINGLI, who lectures...

‘Artificial Intelligence’ may be a frightening...

Brave new Nationalist generation

Recent surveys suggest that the Nationalist Party is still struggling to make inroads – especially, in Gozo - despite a drop in support for Labour. But...

Recent surveys suggest that the Nationalist Party is still...

Recovering Malta’s ‘lost voice’ | Andrew Alamango

Artistic Director ANDREW ALAMANGO, on why ‘Ritmu: Roots Festival...

Artistic Director ANDREW ALAMANGO, on why ‘Ritmu:...