Bookings, queues, and Brussels: A pivotal month for Gozo
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 09:02
Last update: about 28 days 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 27 days 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 28 days 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 28 days 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 27 days 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...
Inflation hits the basics
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 09:06
Last update: about 23 days ago
Michael Briguglio
In April 2025, Malta's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4%, up from 2.1% in March, according to the National Statistics Office. What stands out is that the biggest contributor was...
University autonomy
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:59
Last update: about 29 days ago
Alfred Sant
The idea that a university should be autonomous in its management so that academic standards can be safeguarded in a context which promotes freedom of thought and expression is a principle that on...
The paradox of euthanasia and palliative care
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 07:44
Last update: about 28 days ago
Mark Said
Last April, the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing launched The National Palliative Care Strategy 2025-2035. The main objective of the strategy is to continue strengthening access to...
The National Labour Centre
Monday, 26 May 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 months ago
Alfred Sant
Thirty years have passed since the inauguration of the Labour Party headquarters, the National Labour Centre in Hamrun. For the planning, construction, financing and finishing of the building much...