We all recall how, at the height of the raging controversy surrounding the fast-paced magisterial inquiries reform, two prominent former chief justices could not resist having their say in the local...

The media onslaught against Israel keeps increasing day after day with wall-to-wall coverage of dead children, injured children, malnourished children, etc. The world is rising up in horror at...

Owen Bonnici, our top man in culture and heritage, has called for transparency. For a second, reading Owen's pointed observation, I actually believed he had had a damascene moment. I thought he...

This week, Prime Minister Robert Abela entrusted me with the Lands Authority in addition to my current portfolio, National Patrimony, the Arts and Local Councils.  This is a significant...

The idea that a university should be autonomous in its management so that academic standards can be safeguarded in a context which promotes freedom of thought and expression is a principle that on...

Last April, the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing launched The National Palliative Care Strategy 2025-2035. The main objective of the strategy is to continue strengthening access to...

Thirty years have passed since the inauguration of the Labour Party headquarters, the National Labour Centre in Hamrun. For the planning, construction, financing and finishing of the building much...

The current public discussion on euthanasia is long overdue, just like the debate on divorce and abortion was in the recent past. This is the result of the ethical pluralism unleashed on Malta's EU...

At Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service Bishop Mariann Budde appealed to the President to be merciful to minorities, "who fear for their lives".  "In the name of God," she implored, "have...

Probably we can all agree that a correctional facility is no place for children. A prison is a tough, intimidating place for adults most of the time, and the effect of merely entering it can be quite...