Contingent liabilities
Monday, 3 November 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
A lot of rhetoric has been expended on the national debt and how fast it is rising. It's true that it has increased though in comparison to the annual Gross Domestic Product it has decreased and is...
Abela’s appalling judgement
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 08:57
Last update: about 2 years ago
Kevin Cassar
Three separate embassies issued rare public statements of condemnation. And it wasn't the standard diplomatic language they used. They expressed heartfelt outrage and disgust at the deplorable actions...
The gender corrective mechanism… an ongoing debate
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 08:56
Last update: about 2 years ago
Katya De Giovanni
Malta's constitutional gender corrective mechanism was introduced in 2021 with a simple aim: if, after a general election, one gender holds less than 40% of the seats in Parliament, up to 12...
Ruthless scammers want your money
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 08:55
Last update: about 2 years ago
Frans Camilleri
Annual crypto crime has grown by an average of 25 percent in recent years and may have surpassed $51 billion last year, according to some estimates. Organised scammers use advanced technology...
Gozo must stop living in Malta’s shadow
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 08:53
Last update: about 2 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
Gozo deserves to stand on its own two feet as a Mediterranean destination. The island carries its own soul, rhythm, and landscape, and yet every tourism platform still treats it like an appendix of...
Clyde Caruana, on the road to Damascus?
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 08:47
Last update: about 2 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The discussion on TVM during the week between Finance Minister Clyde Caruana and his shadow, Adrian Delia, was quite revealing. Essentially, they agreed that drastic action is required to address...
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 07:58
Last update: about 2 years ago
Valerie Visanich
Imagine this: Two divorced parents locked in an endless contest to outdo each other. "I'll take you to Disneyland Paris," says the mother to their children. "Oh no," replies the father, "I'll take you...
Saving smarter: Ending the penalty on prudence for every worker (2)
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 07:51
Last update: about 2 years ago
David Spiteri Gingell
This piece continues the discussion from last Sunday's article "Getting the Balance Right: When Saving Becomes Sustainable" and the search for a fair earnings trigger. Part I showed how contributions...
Ending impunity for attacks on journalists
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 07:06
Last update: about 2 years ago
Mark Said
November 2 shouldn't be just any other day. November 2, 2013, commemorates the assassination of two French journalists in Mali. Don't shoot the messenger; rather, one should address the source of...
The mad cow disease strikes again
Sunday, 2 November 2025, 06:55
Last update: about 2 years ago
Noel Grima
The contradiction that is Malta was in full view on Monday, Budget Day. Let's start from the outside moving inwards. The environmentalists, led by their redoubtable and resourceful historic...