No more close-ups, just economic arguments
What Malta needs is an honest discussion between stakeholders in the industry to chart out a sustainable future for the film and TV industry
A clubbing destination!
Michael Falzon
Meanwhile, dreams of how tourism in Malta could and should have evolved remain just dreams
I have had enough
Saviour Balzan

Unlike Sicily, Greece and Sardinia we have no space, tree cover, or mountains to compensate for ugly urban sprawl and high population density

Unlike Sicily, Greece and Sardinia we have no space, tree...

Cartoon: 27 August 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Electronic tagging: get on with it!

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps balance society’s right to feel protected with the accused’s right to be released from...

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps...

Time for a reshuffle? | Mark Said

A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit future problems with Cabinet management. It is time for a new minister or two to get a mission...

A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit...

Like building contractors, ‘festa-organisers’ need to be held to higher standards
Raphael Vassallo

And this raises a few questions, concerning the standards of ‘health and safety’ provided by the organisers of these (I repeat) MASSIVE...

And this raises a few questions, concerning the standards...

Dead man walking

Unfortunately, the PN leader is a dead man walking, who can easily be brushed aside in his own house by an audacious bartender and overshadowed by Metsola, who...

Unfortunately, the PN leader is a dead man walking, who can...

‘Everyone’s responsible, except whoever’s responsible’
Raphael Vassallo

... and of course, ‘more complaints from disappointed tourists’...

... and of course, ‘more complaints from disappointed...

What a Wonder Ball!
Michael Falzon

The howlers on TVM’s quiz programme are funny. But they are also a sad reflection of the way the public broadcaster works... and of its abandonment of...

The howlers on TVM’s quiz programme are funny. But...

Ghosts from the past
Saviour Balzan

It may have been music to his loyal sycophants but not to the vast majority of those who worked with him or close to him or orbited in his political world...

It may have been music to his loyal sycophants but not...

A one-man civic education campaign
Josanne Cassar

Whereas when it comes to politics there is a general air of hopeless defeatism, when it comes to the deterioration of their own neighbourhoods everyone becomes...

Whereas when it comes to politics there is a general air of...

Cartoon: 20 August 2023

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The waste problem

From lax enforcement to inadequate waste collection frequencies, several large localities have become filthy with mounds of garbage bags being left to...

From lax enforcement to inadequate waste collection...

Women’s World Cup: why are there so few female coaches in football? | Pete Holmes

A similarly low number exists in the WSL, and across Europe in France and Spain. Italy, with two female coaches among ten top-division posts, and Germany, with...

A similarly low number exists in the WSL, and across Europe...

Accelerating EV infrastructure requires support and education | Alfred Camilleri

While the existing grants for EV purchases and recent governmental initiatives - such as allocating 250 electric vehicles for the public sector and...

While the existing grants for EV purchases and recent...

UK universities making sure AI doesn't skip ethics class | Alexiei Dingli

With these guiding principles as their North Star, UK universities are charting a promising course for the future of generative AI

With these guiding principles as their North Star, UK...

Is it ‘Tourism Feeds Everyone’... or ‘Everyone Feeds On Tourists’?
Raphael Vassallo

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even know about ‘tourism’, anyway?

I think not myself... but then, what the heck would I even...

A Midsummer Night's dream
Michael Falzon

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had flickered away. The harsh reality of the current despondency of the two main Maltese political...

The midsummer’s night dream was just a dream that had...

Leslie Agius: a life devoted to serving Malta
Matthew Agius

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius remembers his father,...

MaltaToday’s senior court reporter Matthew Agius...