When a media mate goes
Sunday, 4 April 2021, 07:30
Last update: about 4 years ago
Charles Flores
Most of us who have been in the media since the 1960s probably felt it more than the Johnny-come-latelies who got to know Godfrey Grima in the twilight of his remarkable career. His sad passing away,...
Free speech, fake speech
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 07:46
Last update: about 4 years ago
Michael Briguglio
Should free speech have limits? Is it acceptable to post fake news on social media? Should liberal democratic societies tighten regulation on communication articulated on social media platforms like...
The China connection
Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 08:32
Last update: about 4 years ago
Peter Agius
No, I am not referring to China Connection, as in the Bruce Lee movie, although I can see a link there. The 1972 martial arts film is in fact known also as 'Fist of Fury', in parallel to the fury...
Flabby enterprises?
Monday, 29 March 2021, 08:59
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant MEP
Here is how I understood (I hope well) the argument developed in the media by the Chamber of Commerce President: Though the wage subsidies given by government to SMEs are helping them to survive the...
A poor workman blames his tools
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 11:38
Last update: about 4 years ago
Rachel Borg
In an article on Illum on 23rd March, Peppi Azzopardi lifted a stone. Underneath he found a whole colony of voters who would vote for Joseph Muscat big time. All this because they bought a car that...
Jason and the non-lawyer Minister
Friday, 26 March 2021, 09:14
Last update: about 4 years ago
Owen Bonnici
It all started at the end of last October when Nationalist MP Dr Jason Azzopardi was being interviewed by Andrew Azzopardi on 103 Malta's Heart. In that interview – and I...
Creative times
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 08:53
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant MEP
The times we live in are driven by change, by happenings that are unprecedented in the nation's life. Above all, there has been the Covid-19 pandemic - even if it has affected this country in the same...
Turning a new page
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 08:26
Last update: about 4 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The dramatic events which took place on Saturday in court shook the country to its core. While some may have been genuinely surprised at the outcome, many were not surprised at all - yet they still...
Justice delayed
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 08:15
Last update: about 4 years ago
Peter Agius
Justice delayed is justice denied. While it does invoke a feeling of political retribution, Keith Schembri’s arrest is but a reminder of how justice was missing in action for so many years,...
The monster-mess that lurks beneath the surface
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The prime minister, confronted by a journalist from this newspaper during a visit to the university, was asked whether John Dalli is still working for the government. This time, there was no 'tu...