Perhaps after all, the dissatisfaction one feels at the decline in the importance of manufacturing  industry since the 1960's and 1970's can be attributed to nothing better than nostalgia. For at...

"No, I'm not poor.  Poor are those who always want more... because they're in an endless race". That was Jose Mujica, Uruguay's former socialist president who passed away on 13 May 2025,...

A few days ago I was shopping with my seven-year-old daughter in one of Malta's shopping centres, when a middle-aged man I didn't know, with an apparent penchant for a laugh, cheekily shouted 'Viva...

The latest Gozo Business Sentiment Survey, published by the Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) and the Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) provided positive news to media. Thirty percent of...

Last Wednesday, Comino made the headlines in London's Express. Under the title "Panic in Malta as beautiful island overrun with 10,000 tourists a day" Emily Wright discusses over-tourism and its...

Some have regarded Finland and Sweden's recent decision to join NATO as another nail in the coffin of neutrality. Yet here, on this tiny island, our politicians keep defending neutrality politics and...

We all thought the scenes of the past would not be repeated this time. But once again we have the sorry spectacle of PN delegates tearing each other apart as the party prepares for yet another...

Here comes the deluge. Not the rains. Those, except for the sporadic shower, usually wait till later in the year. This time it's the drains - or  rather the things which should go into the drains...

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of addressing a conference as part of the Mediterrane Film Festival. The setting was the majestic Fort Ricasoli, the location for some of Hollywood's greatest...

As was to be expected, problems in the construction sector have not diminished, despite the steps that were taken to introduce more regulations and discipline. Certainly, the recurring problems have...