Is the number of self-employed people rising or declining? In traditional sectors like retail, their number all across Europe is certainly going down. In new sectors like those involving digital...

The US administration is following a strategy based on an increase of customs duties over a wide spread of products imported from practically across the world. In the forefront one finds neighbouring...

In 2019 in an interview on Frontline, Steve Bannon clearly outlined the strategy adopted by Donald Trump.  "The real opposition party is the media. Because they're dumb and they're lazy they can...

Mqabba has a number of quarries too close to the residential area. They have been there for ages. Residents are accustomed to their impacts. Twenty-eight months ago, in these columns I had written...

As the days get longer, and the mercury column starts to climb, we know that summer is on the way, and with it all the elements that we have grown accustomed to - both enjoyable and less...

Holding a ministerial office involves challenges and duties that do not exist in the private sector. It is also incumbent on ministers to know in what circumstances they should offer to resign....

The scene of a holy procession navigating tables and chairs is no longer the realm of surrealism. Sadly, it has become normality, as the Valletta community has been shoved to the side, and its ancient...

I have been harping on this issue for a long time now and the recent silent agreement between the two sides on Malta's defence, even if surrounded as usual by a thousand insults and accusations,...

Connectivity for Gozo reached a pivotal moment recently with Maltese PN MEP Peter Agius, who took the initiative head-on during a significant national conference at Kempinski Hotel in San Lawrenz. The...

It has been 46 years since that crucial evening when Prime Minister Dom Mintoff lit the torch of freedom at the Birgu waterfront, and the last British soldier left Malta for good. It was a momentous...