For Daphne’s sake
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 07:33
Last update: about 2 years ago
Mark Said
Another year and another date when we cannot fail to mark Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination anniversary. Besides marking October 16 as a day of remembrance in honour of all that Daphne...
A good time was had by all
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 07:31
Last update: about 2 years ago
Noel Grima
It was a very good crowd that gathered in Valletta last Saturday for what was called a national protest against the changes being introduced by Robert Abela to the permits regime, which most see as a...
Malta’s sun without power
Saturday, 11 October 2025, 05:55
Last update: about 2 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
Malta enjoys almost three hundred days of sunshine each year, yet it lingers at the bottom of the European Union's renewable energy table. This paradox shocks many observers who assume an island...
Only Labour can guarantee Maltese pastimes and traditions
Friday, 10 October 2025, 12:43
Last update: about 2 years ago
Owen Bonnici
The resistance to the Nationalist Party's constitutional bill by various stakeholders was fierce and understandable. Had it gone through, it would have created an unprecedented threat...
The 'extreme right'
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
Now it's been the Czech Republic which has given a relative majority to the "extreme" right in its latest parliamentary elections. The move of the political compass towards this sector has been too...
Wired to the future or chained to the past?
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 07:54
Last update: about 2 years ago
Emmanuel J. Galea
The decision to connect Malta to the European grid through an interconnector was not born out of luxury but out of necessity. For decades the island lived in electricity isolation, depending on aging...
National security
Monday, 6 October 2025, 08:00
Last update: about 2 years ago
Alfred Sant
Apart from some occasional opinion piece in the media or some brief controversy related to neutrality, when is a serious and dispassionate discussion about this island's national security ever held?...
What party chaos really looks like
Sunday, 5 October 2025, 08:44
Last update: about 2 years ago
Kevin Cassar
No sooner had the PN announced the winner of its leadership contest, that Robert Abela was spouting more of his shallow nonsense. According to Abela the close results between the two PN contenders for...
Malta: A Fascist State
Sunday, 5 October 2025, 08:42
Last update: about 2 years ago
Kevin Aquilina
The more time passes the more events emerge to confirm that Malta is a fascist state. The most recent event that brought about the death knell of the rule of law in Malta is the Planning Authority...
No case to reduce corporate taxes
Sunday, 5 October 2025, 08:35
Last update: about 2 years ago
Frans Camilleri
Corporate tax reductions have often been proposed as a magic formula to drive business expansion and stimulate economic growth. In fact, they have become a recurrent feature of electoral...