This week, I was inspired by the words of journalist Jurgen Balzan. He made it very clear what difficulties a third party faces in Malta, and how difficult it is for people with a conscience to change...

There is another twist to the tale, another controversy sparked by Michelle Muscat's comments following the publication of the Egrant Inquiry. During an interview with Saviour Balzan on national TV,...

On our front page today we carry an aerial picture of Filfla in all its glory, with hundreds of seabirds circling the tiny speck of land that is an ecological haven. We did not carry a photo of...

Last week's festivities of Santa Marija were marred by scenes of dead White Storks. A couple of hours after the arrival of a flock of them, I ended up guarding one, now a lifeless carcass, from being...

The killing of a number of storks around Malta and Gozo is certainly a cause for concern. BirLife Malta recently said that only one stork is still being seen flying around Malta, and the...

By the time this piece is published, our government might have divulged “the compromise” it is ready to offer regarding the issue of the postponement of next year’s local council...

A spiritual guide for our times Last week, the Church celebrated the feast of. This 19th century Discalced Carmelite nun, also popularly known as "The Little Flower", is one of the most loved...

In the midst of the daily tragedies we read about in the news, religious believers are strangely silent about their "loving and merciful" God.  The God they believe in is not merciful when...

Since the 1958 riots, we Tarxien residents seem to have lost the right of having a decent Police Station. It’s true there is a flat in Betta Street serving as a Police Station with the national...

Josephine Gatt-Ciancio’s letter of 5th October entitled “The future educational system” was thought provoking, but ultimately unproductive. Her proposal that a Leaving Certificate...