On Thursday 24 May The Malta Independent reported that the “number of births in Malta skyrocketed between 2008 and 2017”. In fact it was reported (quoting an answer to a Parliamentary...

Minister Chris Fearne’s contribution to your newspaper on the imminent changes to the law on IVF, with the title ‘Let’s talk-but respect our principles’, on the 21st. of May,...

Corporal punishment, or physical punishment, is intended to cause pain to a person. It has, historically, been most often practised on children, especially in the home or in a school setting. Such...

The tragedy of the hit and run victim, which grievously injured a police officer saw the country come together in a show of support and empathy eight days ago. All political parties showed their...

The Italian General Election a few weeks ago was always pegged down to be an unpredictable election. Indeed, Italian politics can sometimes be better assimilated to soap operas as opposed to the...

What is the State? The answer can be borrowed from a verse of the Creed: "all that is, seen and unseen". The State itself is never seen; what we see are its symbols and the exercise of its...

In the first part of my contribution last week, I gave reasons why the Planning Authority should refuse the application for the ITS site development. I reiterate that there are enough reasons for the...

It is somehow ironic that economic success can have unexpected side effects, especially when what was lacking for a long time turns into a fast-growing affluence beyond one's expectations. The...

Three years ago, PKF carried out a scientific study to find out why Malta has a low rate of female participation in the workforce compared to the EU average. It hoped to remove misconceptions on...

The big day has arrived and I am not referring to the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan that so many people have looked forward to. To the contrary I am referring to what many would describe as the...