Consider for a moment the reactions by the political parties to the report by the Times of Malta of a company set up by the Labour Party to camouflage donations from Yorgen Fenech as payments for “consultancy”. First, the background. So-called consultancy contracts are entry-level methods of laundering unlawful payments. They’re up there with family [...]

I don’t want to jump the gun here, but things did not sound very encouraging in today’s hearing of the case against Yorgen Fenech for money laundering. The magistrate will decide later this week if there is a prima facie case at all and, let’s just say, she did not sound impressed with the case [...]

President George Vella has been making public remarks that among other things amount to chastisement for his critics for, as he puts it, spreading the “false impression” that just about everyone in public office is corrupt or somehow compromised and working on behalf of hidden interests. The president expressed sympathy with people in public office, [...]

Jose’ Herrera announced he would spend €200,000 on cultural events in Marsa. The taunting in that statement is truly maddening. He provokes us to accuse him of using his Ministry’s budget to pander to his constituents. Because when we accuse him of that we help carry his message to his constituents that they should vote [...]

Former EU Commissioner John Dalli, who was forced to resign in disgrace in 2012 after an OLAF investigation into allegations that a henchman for John Dalli solicited a €60 million bribe from a Swedish manufacturer, is due to appear in court in the next few days to face charges in connection with the case. The [...]

Updated: Adds comments by IĠM President Matthew Xuereb. (10:36) Updated: Adds nuisance calls made to Christophe Schweiger. (12:00) Emails sent to newsrooms last night purporting to have been sent from Lovin’ Malta’s generic email account include links to a spoof image of the Lovin Malta website carrying an article aimed at discrediting Opposition MP and [...]