In pursuit of justice and truth
Friday, 2 December 2016, 08:02
Last update: about 8 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The events that took place this week, in court and in parliament, have continued to highlight the need for perseverance by those of us who feel that justice and truth must always prevail. Last...
Allocation of two extra seats to PN a dangerous precedent
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 12:40
Last update: about 8 years ago
Miriam Dalli
The allocation of two extra seats to the Nationalist Party by the courts of law is a dangerous precedent, Labour MEP Miriam Dalli says today. In her vlog on The Malta Independent, Dr Dalli...
Liberal is as liberal does
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 11:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
This government spends a great deal of time boasting about how liberal and secular it is. That would be why, then, it harasses journalists and critics, hates the free press, and rounds up sub-Saharan...
European defence?
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 07:47
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
The claims and pressures in favour of a European defence policy have grown. They were boosted by the British vote for Brexit. The argument spread that with the strengthening of a common European...
Wisdom teeth
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 08:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
I’m really not a fan of my dentist even if I must admit that Dr Marlene Farrugia managed to halve my phobia with her gentleness and professionalism. However, I suppose that we realise what...
Inbieghu is-sahha jew sahhitna nbieghet?
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 07:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
Is-settur tas-saħħa mhux faċli biex issostnieh. Il-popolazzjoni anzjana dejjem tikber titlob aktar tipi ta' kura għal aktar żmien. L-ambjent u l-livell tal-istress...
A very clear choice: either black or white
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 07:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Gejtu Vella
That there is no end to political controversies is well acknowledged. It is a national characteristic. I find nothing wrong in this, unless the much touted national good succumbs to parochial...
More MPs on board
Monday, 28 November 2016, 07:58
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
Surely, I must be misunderstanding. I was under the impression that we had reformed the electoral system in such a way that the number of MPs in Parliament would reflect proportionately the voting...
A victory for both parties
Monday, 28 November 2016, 07:56
Last update: about 8 years ago
Simon Mercieca
The most important local news last week was the sentence handed down by our Constitutional Court of Appeal. The Nationalist Party was allocated two additional seats in Parliament to make good...
At least somebody is prepared to stand up to the government
Sunday, 27 November 2016, 10:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
It’s good to see that there are at least two organisations on this island which are not doing one of the two traditional things when Labour is in government: 1.lay down, roll over, and play dead...