Police and army
Thursday, 7 January 2016, 07:12
Last update: about 12 years ago
Alfred Sant
The following cannot be considered a popular point of view. Yet, current circumstances are such that we urgently need to ensure once and for all, that the island’s security forces –...
‘Party’ hats and a Presidential role model
Wednesday, 6 January 2016, 09:45
Last update: about 12 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
It seems that our political class is getting used to stumbling. I know this sounds harsh especially coming from someone who has the highest esteem towards politicians for the unenviable role...
Clipping the wings of omnipotence
Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 09:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
Gejtu Vella
I am not a linguist but as a concerned and literate Maltese citizen I too have been following the disturbing controversies about the Maltese language especially in recent years. The latest one I...
Another death at the depot
Monday, 4 January 2016, 11:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Simon Mercieca
While Malta’s leading politicians were collecting money for charity, a German died at the Police Depot in Floriana. We were told by the Police that this man was homeless and a drug addict....
Libya
Monday, 4 January 2016, 07:49
Last update: about 12 years ago
Alfred Sant
For a long while, we all have been saying how necessary it is for Libya to again find peace once all the factions that make it up, agree on a fair and just arrangement. This wish does not seem to have...
Joseph, the clifftop grand piano and the man from Construct Furniture
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 11:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
The Opposition is demanding airtime on the public service broadcaster to reply to the Prime Minister’s New Year message which was, it said, partisan. The Opposition is objecting, in particular,...
Simon’s ODZ bluff
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 10:49
Last update: about 12 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
20 January is the closing date for the submission of expressions of interest in response to the call by the Privatisation Unit regarding the establishment of a Motorsports complex in...
Apogee
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 10:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Noel Grima
The signs are there, I hold, but we refuse to see them, or are unable to see them or we are made unable to see them. The star of the Joseph Muscat term has passed its apogee – ie its...
Positively different
Saturday, 2 January 2016, 10:38
Last update: about 12 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
When Labour adopt a mantra, as instructed by the team at Castille, who now we know runs the country, they sure as hell stick to it. Their strategy is very textbook. They pick on a marketing strategy...
Game of deception
Saturday, 2 January 2016, 08:31
Last update: about 12 years ago
Rachel Borg
For many politicians these days, deception comes as natural as breathing. We read that trust in the Government has decreased by 5 points, down to 51% from 56%. But I think it would be more...