Kevin Bonello, the President of the Malta Union of Teachers recently referred to the religious curriculum in our schools. This was not a casual reference and a section of the press used it to fire its...

The prime minister quite obviously thinks that the most suitable attitude to adopt, as his government is mired in a slew of bad news concerning its roadmap, is a positive one. Never has he...

Rightly or wrongly, people pass judgment on others by using different yard sticks. Political parties are continuously under scrutiny and are even put to the test from time to time.  Judgements...

It was not a surprise to me that the government has failed to deliver on its pre-election promise that Malta would have a new gas-fired power station up and running by March 2015. I am not an...

In these past weeks, we had the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Simon Busuttil, giving us two diverse opinions on our economy. The Malta Independent reported the...

I consider myself a judicious practicing Catholic.  I might not be one of those who goes by the book from beginning to end but I do contribute to my share of rituals, have a strong nearness...

'Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even eliminate the mediation of...

You just have to wonder at the government's sense of priorities. To announce two cents off the price of petrol and a cent off the price of gas in months when nobody is using it for heating, they stage...

I know, the Good Book speaks of the four horses of the Apocalypse but this time I am going to speak of just two. Two with potential devastating consequences and which we, rather slowly, are becoming...

Last week I came across a presentation by Joseanne Peregin. Joseanne is the President of the Christian Life Community in Malta and a few years back she had to merge her Catholic beliefs with the fact...