Editorial: PN-PD alliance - Can the coalition survive?
Saturday, 15 April 2017, 08:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Busuttil’s refusal to comment on reports that he asked MDA chief Sandro Chetcuti to contest the general election on the PN ticket makes one wonder if the claims are true. The mere...
Editorial: The EU starts to put its money where its mouth is
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 09:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
EU leaders who convened in Malta last February to address the problem of flow of migrants across the central Mediterranean into Europe were, by and large, seen to have paid only mere lip service to...
The advantages of being a crucible
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 09:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
Many times we Maltese feel blighted because of the smallness of our country and the fact we are surrounded by the sea, the smallness of our population etc. Today, the developments in technology...
Editorial: Justice with the Justice Scoreboard
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 11:09
Last update: about 10 years ago
It is rather unfortunate that when ministers or government officials report on reports by international organisations, such as the EU, they tend to give their take on the report in question but they...
Editorial - Coalition: PN rents out space on its ballot sheet
Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 10:35
Last update: about 10 years ago
These are exciting times indeed. After a massive electoral victory the size of which no one ever imagined in tribal Malta and after a socialist party morphed into a post-soviet capitalist government,...
Editorial: Multiple ID cards - Identity crisis
Monday, 10 April 2017, 11:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
The crisis at Identity Malta highlighted by this newsroom, when we published a set of leaked documents which were first branded as fake news by the Prime Minister but later declared as authentic by...
Editorial: Konrad Mizzi - Audit answers please
Sunday, 9 April 2017, 09:15
Last update: about 10 years ago
We may appear to be somewhat pedantic about Konrad Mizzi’s second audit that has not been published and which the minister and his ministry have been reticent answering questions about it. But...
Editorial: Gozo drugs inquiry - What is the PM waiting for?
Saturday, 8 April 2017, 09:57
Last update: about 10 years ago
The government has not yet published the Gozo drugs inquiry report, despite the document having been handed to the PM as early as Tuesday. The inquiry, led by lawyer John Vassallo, was tasked...
Editorial: Real-life mothers of sorrow
Friday, 7 April 2017, 10:20
Last update: about 10 years ago
Today’s editorial is inspired by the picture on the front page (above) – a photo of a young Somali mother cradling her undernourished child. The child is clearly in pain. The...