Government contracts
Monday, 12 January 2026, 08:00
Last update: about 10 months ago
Alfred Sant
It can be taken for granted that any major government contract which is made open to competitive tender between private sector companies will end up under attack from companies which have not been...
Implausible denial
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:08
Last update: about 10 months ago
Kevin Cassar
Robert Abela sent the largest ever Maltese business delegation to China to encourage wealthy Chinese to buy property in Malta. It included more than 80 representatives from the property sector. The...
Not just another January: Making Vision 2050 everyone’s business
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:07
Last update: about 10 months ago
Katya De Giovanni
By the first week of January, New Year's resolutions are already under pressure. The gym membership is purchased, the notebook is pristine, the language app is installed - and yet daily life is...
Fairy tales: happy or tragic ending?
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 08:00
Last update: about 10 months ago
Frans Camilleri
The first week of 2026 began with a lesson on crude power, involving an American military operation in Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolàs Maduro. Diplomacy, it seems,...
Gozo: Praying for calm seas is not a transport policy
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:59
Last update: about 10 months ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
Boxing Day at Ċirkewwa exposed one half of Gozo's accessibility failure. The first days of the New Year completed the picture. Together, these episodes revealed a transport system that falters in...
Might is right: is neutrality of relevance today?
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:55
Last update: about 10 months ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The abduction of Nicolàs Maduro and his wife by US forces in Caracas is a worrying development. The official explanation is that Maduro is wanted to answer charges on...
We risk becoming a self-destructive nation
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 07:05
Last update: about 10 months ago
Mark Said
Unfortunately, this small country of ours is being dragged down a path of destruction by the group that came to power, claiming to protect and modernise the country. All hopes of the people for the...
Not the last word
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 06:56
Last update: about 10 months ago
Noel Grima
Nicolas Maduro, last seen shuffling in foot restraints in a Manhattan courtroom, is just like other dictators of the Left or of the Right. He stole an election in which he obtained 30% of the...
More than just numbers
Friday, 9 January 2026, 11:16
Last update: about 9 months ago
Owen Bonnici
A huge crowd of 70,000 people celebrated the start of 2026 in Valletta at an event organized by the Valletta Cultural Agency. Valletta, now formally recognised by the Constitution as Malta's capital...