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An amalgamation of powers

Sunday, 2 March 2025, 07:25 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Separating the executive from the legislature and the judiciary safeguards democracy and is the hallmark of a society governed by the rule of law. Yet, recent examples of subtle and...

The very Maltese drug heist

Sunday, 2 March 2025, 07:16 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

In any other country the announcement that 226 kg of cannabis being kept under security at an army base had gone missing would have had people out on the streets in no time at all. You would...

The vital role of culture

Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:01 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

Last Sunday, Prime Minister Robert Abela and I met a healthy group of artists, creatives and cultural managers to discuss the role of our traditions in the shaping up of our identity. I couldn't be...

Resignation

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri did well to offer his resignation following the theft of cannabis from an Army depot. Perhaps it would have been better had he resigned. After all, at Labour we...

The issues with bail

Monday, 24 February 2025, 10:18 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

A few weeks ago, the granting of bail to Yorgen Fenech, accused of multiple counts of serious crimes, posed the problem of avoiding liberal bail when there is reason to fear absconding or further...

The Western alliance

Monday, 24 February 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

The Western Alliance was created during the Second World War  on the basis of the close relationship that existed between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin...

Malta’s Raskolnikov

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:49 Last update: about 2 years ago Kevin Cassar

The young student lawyer was a nobody. But he was fascinated by power.  He thought himself a modern day Napoleon who could break the laws and make new ones to suit him better. He thought he was...

Serving kant and toasts

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:42 Last update: about 2 years ago Valerie Visanich

This is not an article on wine and light snacks. Nor on whether we are served well by music or food trucks. I am mainly fascinated by the power of viralability in our lives today, shaping decisions...

The EU Green Deal is under threat

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 08:28 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

The EU Green Deal is based on the fundamental premise that climate change action can only be successful if it is socially just. The EU Green Deal is one of the most consequential decisions of the...

Hijacked heritage: How authorities betrayed Pjazza San Gorg

Sunday, 23 February 2025, 07:48 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

Pjazza San Ġorġ, the historic heart of Victoria, once stood as a symbol of unity and faith. Today, it has become a battleground where commercial interests overrun the fundamental rights of...

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