Abortion
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 08:45
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
The controversy about abortion seems to have quietened down. During the last celebration of Women's Day it hardly got a mention. Meanwhile, the situation on the ground has hardly changed. A friend of...
Political conflicts of interest, European ports and parkour
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 08:15
Last update: about 2 years ago
Mark Said
In a court judgement delivered in April of last year, a judge recommended the criminalisation of high-level political conflicts of interest whenever such situations are not disclosed beforehand by the...
Foreign policy
Monday, 10 March 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
Regularly over the years, the question is raised regarding whether the Maltese are at all interested in what happens abroad and in foreign policy. Frequently diplomats posted to embassies here note...
Blue Gozo
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 08:32
Last update: about 2 years ago
Kevin Cassar
Maltatoday's recent poll delivered a knockout blow. Gozo's electorate has swung decidedly against Labour by a massive 15.3% since the last general election in 2022. That huge shift should really worry...
Celebrating all women, on women’s day
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 08:31
Last update: about 2 years ago
Julie Zahra
Yesterday we celebrated International Women's Day, a day when we all slow down to reflect on the journey of women across the globe and understand whether the great strides we have made forward...
Gozo’s public sector: A payroll for votes, not progress
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 08:30
Last update: about 2 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
Since 2013, the government has turned public sector employment in Gozo into a political tool rather than an economic necessity. Instead of supporting private businesses and fostering growth,...
Give peace a chance
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 08:26
Last update: about 2 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The EU's €800 billion plan to increase defence spending under consideration by the European Council this weekend is a sign of the times. Undesirable in principle, but inevitable in view of the...
Man, I feel like a woman
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 07:42
Last update: about 2 years ago
Valerie Visanich
What does it mean to be and feel like a woman today? For me, it as a constant oscillation between empowerment and struggle. I am not speaking about the biological classification of what is defined as...
Trade unions in transition
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 07:40
Last update: about 2 years ago
Mark Said
Currently, we have no fewer than 59 duly registered trade unions and associations. The world of work is undergoing a period of transformation, and trade unions are responding to workers' needs and...
Where is the PN?
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 07:34
Last update: about 2 years ago
Victor Calleja
Look hard enough and you might find out where PN is and where it is headed. Simon Busuttil, one of the former leaders of the PN had emphatically stated that, under Labour, the country would go...