Constitutional changes
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
I am one of those who remain unconvinced that this country needs some radical reform of its constitution, as is frequently stated by some people. They argue that the constitution was written in times...
Musk and quick-fix politics
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 08:32
Last update: about 2 years ago
Michael Briguglio
It was only a matter of time before Elon Musk and Donald Trump would fall out. Their partnership in power lasted four months, and the tangible impacts of his DOGE initiatives may take time to be seen....
Summer of tourism
Monday, 2 June 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
So long as an unexpected huge crisis does not arise, this summer should deliver record results for Malta's tourism, both by way of arrivals and the money that gets spent here. Naturally one...
Recycled stories
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:04
Last update: about 2 years ago
Kevin Cassar
On the third of May the United Nations celebrated World Press Freedom Day. That same week Malta witnessed gruesome testimony in court describing how Daphne Caruana Galizia was barbarically...
Bookings, queues, and Brussels: A pivotal month for Gozo
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:02
Last update: about 2 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
Gozo embraced May with queues in two dimensions. On Comino at dawn on the first day of the month, wardens lifted scanners, read QR codes from holiday-makers' phones and handed out colour-coded...
The genocide in Gaza
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:37
Last update: about 2 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The ongoing genocide in Gaza, while most of the world watches, is horrendous. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that the state of Israel is after the complete extermination of the Palestinian...
Former Chief Justices in the political arena
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 08:05
Last update: about 2 years ago
Mark Said
We all recall how, at the height of the raging controversy surrounding the fast-paced magisterial inquiries reform, two prominent former chief justices could not resist having their say in the local...
Poor Owen Bonnici feels done in
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 07:13
Last update: about 2 years ago
Victor Calleja
Owen Bonnici, our top man in culture and heritage, has called for transparency. For a second, reading Owen's pointed observation, I actually believed he had had a damascene moment. I thought he...
A strong government
Friday, 30 May 2025, 09:39
Last update: about 2 years ago
Owen Bonnici
This week, Prime Minister Robert Abela entrusted me with the Lands Authority in addition to my current portfolio, National Patrimony, the Arts and Local Councils. This is a significant...