I completely concur with the Prime Minister’s opening sentence in his New Year’s message: 2019 will be a better year than the one that has just ended. Better for families. Better for...

President Trump’s decision surely amounts to a betrayal of the Kurd “rebel” forces in Syria. Despite the hatred that exists between the Erdogan and Assad governments, what still...

The role of a politician is far from becoming an idol or being worshipped by people. It is actually the opposite; the politician should worship the people People with vision start off with a very...

Will the year 2019 be a decisive one for Europe? Some signals seem to point that way. However, huge retreats from previously held positions are not the real issue. Beyond Brexit, even if how...

It is looking more than likely that 2019 will be a steaming year politically; as if it not always is in Europe, one is tempted to retort. But with the Continent experiencing the backlash of a...

I wish to dedicate my last blog of this year and even in this series to a book that Carmel Vassallo and I have edited about the port of Malta. It is not the job of authors, editors or...

Everyone is aware that different parts of the world are experiencing weather extremes. Under the heading ‘Changing climate forces desperate Guatemalans to emigrate’, National Geographic...

This year, December brought with it not only the usual celebrations but also another important commemoration.  On 10 December 1948, the United Nations brought into being the Universal Declaration...

What an ugly place has Malta become! Or rather, it was always like that but we (I) never realised! An affidavit submitted in Court in a family separation case gets dragged up and leaked to the...

Looking back at the past twelve months, my immediate thought is that we have managed to accomplish a packed agenda. The result of a group of people working as a team and with the common good in mind....