In a few days, King Carnival will reign for a few days over our capital city and several outlying areas. Like in previous years, many, mostly schoolchildren, will be eager to see what the carnival...

When I wake up during the night, I switch on my mobile and watch the scene at Cirkewwa. With regularity the Gozo Channel ship comes round the headland and proceeds to unload cars and passengers...

While the whole world faces monumental problems and could go up in flames any time soon, we in Malta get lost in discussing what a wonderful - or wonderfully godawful - song for Europe we...

Political surveys should be taken for what they are: a snapshot of that particular moment during which they are held. But they do give political parties quite a clear idea of where they stand in terms...

I think it would be a mistake if discussions about the possible updating of Malta's neutrality were to start from considerations regarding how much the island should be spending on its military and...

It always happened this way here - the traditional professions seemed to still deserve a double status: their practitioners had to be considered as workers; and as craftsmen who  had to be given...

Robert Abela controls the wealth, the laws and the system.  But he can't control everything forever. Aristotle argued, in his most famous work Politics, that it's when leaders appear...

If ever there was a doubt about the true intentions of the Labour party in government, now we have concrete evidence. The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but the proposed magisterial...

The Corruption Perception Index that Transparency International has just published for 2024 is a measure of how others see our country. Our country is ranked among those 47...

This week we have seen truckloads of flowers sold in the streets and plush toys being exchanged in the currency of love. At its heart, Valentine's Day is about expressing love, affection, and...