Justice
Friday, 21 July 2023, 08:58
Last update: about 4 years ago
Owen Bonnici
I am a firm believer in the notion that the best route to obtain justice is through the application of the law by an institutionally independent and impartial Judge and Magistrate who enjoys all the...
Jean Paul Sofia galvanised a nation
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 12:02
Last update: about 4 years ago
Michael Briguglio
Jean Paul Sofia galvanised a nation. How misguided it is to speak of Malta as some sub-democratic state made up of mindless and docile masses! Quite the contrary. The campaign spearheaded by Jean...
Affirmative programmes
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant
For many years, the US was at the very forefront of concrete efforts to affirm human rights by implementing programmes still titled “affirmative” in a number of different sectors,...
The problem of medicines
Monday, 17 July 2023, 08:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alfred Sant
In a country of our size, it is inevitable that problems arise when we need to ensure that enough stocks of the vital products we need are available. This has always been a problem. It arises in...
Artistic expression: at what cost?
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 09:08
Last update: about 4 years ago
Kevin Aquilina
Another government Bill, another frontal attack on the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. By means of Bill No. 61, dated 28 June 2023, government proposed to ‘further enhance...
The Unbearable Lightness of Dying
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 09:05
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mark A. Sammut Sassi
... or, perhaps, of “being no more”. At first, I was not sure which title to choose: “lightness of dying” or “lightness of being no more”? But then I...
Anglu Farrugia: beyond parody
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 08:45
Last update: about 4 years ago
Kevin Cassar
“So get out, I am kicking you out, get out,” the confabulating Speaker Anglu Farrugia shouted. “The chamber is suspended for a few minutes until the person concerned (unintelligible...
Questions which require an answer
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 08:04
Last update: about 4 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
There are questions to be answered as a result of government’s outright refusal to use its legal powers under the Inquiries Act to examine the circumstances leading to the death of Jean-Paul...
More open spaces for dogs
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 07:57
Last update: about 4 years ago
Alicia Bugeja Said
Dogs have long been known as man's best friend: they accompany us in every stage of our lives. According to the latest official statistics, about 85,000 Maltese citizens are registered dog owners,...