Malta needs renewed commitment to institutional independence, transparency and accountability, writes Albert Buttigieg. Democracy is not protected by silence but, rather, by people who care enough to stand up when principles are at stake.

Ix-xhur tas-sajf huma marbuta mal-istaġun tal-festi. Kważi f’kull belt u raħal f’Malta u f’Għawdex jiġu ċċelebrati festi f’ġieħ il-qaddis jew il-qaddisa patruna tal-lokalità.

Economic growth without limits risks destroying the very quality of life it promises to improve, argues Albert Buttigieg. The island is at risk of becoming a neurotic nation.