At the end of this momentuous week, one finds oneself still mystified....

As Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration, it is worth contemplating a passage from his book Dreams from My Father . It reveals a lot about the way we view the world’s problems. ...

The government, mostly through the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), spends millions of euros in campaigns to market Malta as a destination for tourists. Each and every year,...

There was no mention of Gozo whatsoever in the bill presented to Parliament last May entitled Public Administration Act 2008 and which has now been reported to the House for its third reading....

The build-up was full of pomp. Eleven unions sat down together and, in a press conference on 2 January, when everyone was recovering from the sumptuous New Year’s Day lunch, ...

If the Israeli occupation were half as brutal as the Palestinians allege, they surely would have done everything in their power to ensure that Israel did not reoccupy Gaza after leaving it unilaterally....

Never in the history of local politics has a political party, the Nationalist Party in this case, single-handedly and against all odds thrown its political adversaries into such a state of total confusion....

It was good news indeed – George Abela nominated by both political parties to be Malta’s next president....

Let us all rejoice. We give thanks to our Prime Minister, he who understood well what is the meaning of unity by choosing Dr George Abela to be the next President of Malta. ...

As another new year rolls on the European Union, a new European Presidency under the responsibility of the Czech Republic has just started working on its programmes and priorities. ...