There’s no other adjective to describe the first speech with which the President of Malta Dr George Vella opened his presidential mandate: it was most dignified. Beyond that, it reflected a...

Prof. Saviour Formosa is a well-respected academic in the field of criminology studies.  He is an expert in spatio-temporal environmental criminology, advises a number of government entities and...

In this vlog Michael Briguglio highlights the need for politics which is not for sale and is based on consultation and evidence. He says that it is positive that civil society is speaking up for...

28 October, 1956, Waldemar Kaempffert wrote in The New York Times the following: “... a comparatively small fluctuation seems of no importance. Nevertheless it can bring about striking...

During a quick conversation I had with the executive of a local bank, he explained how frustrated he felt. In his view, with which I agree, while functioning in a competitive mode, a bank has as one...

Last Sunday was Freedom Day. I avoided writing about the commemoration itself because I think it is futile. Forty years have passed since Malta gained sovereignty over her entire territory, and the...

In what has always been a polarised political environment, it certainly felt good last Tuesday and Thursday to see the nomination of George Vella as President of the Republic being supported and...

Let’s get one thing clear: today is not April’s Fool’s Day. And this article is no foolish piece of writing by someone who is annoyed that his gang is not in power. I am not the...

The national arena, now greatly enlarged by social media, is a vast marketplace where people try to sell their dreams and attract adherents.  Its hubbub surpasses anything seen at the weekly town...

The picture of Malta that has now clearly emerged is one of a chaotic, contradictory, incoherent mess with serious repercussions hanging over it. Incessantly now, one very important report after...