Amongst the many initiatives introduced by the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government over the past years, one of the most popular is surely the Local Council restoration...

Most of the time we justifiably complain about bureaucracy. By which we mean excessive bureaucracy... But what makes it excessive? The problem is that the state (as well as the private sector)...

I have a mental health issue. I am Bipolar II. Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood,...

With the next budget for the year 2024, a big statutory increase in the wages of workers and employees will be implemented. Quite likely, by way of magnitude, it will be unprecedented. For the...

A problem encountered each time I think of the next subject about which to write for this newspaper is the embarrassment of choice – which tragicomedy to select and write upon for the...

In November 2022, Minister Clyde Caruana told parliament that Malta would fork out 11 million euro on film incentives.  In the first part of 2023, Clayton Bartolo already squandered €69...

The summer months were hell for Xemxija residents. They had to bear continuous excavation works at the former Mistra Village site, notwithstanding that during the summer months such works ought to...

Now everything’s turned mellifluous, saccharine even. All is well and all will be well.  Malta, in preparation for the European election, has turned into a Potemkin village. The name...

The highly anticipated program for Notte Bianca 2023 was unveiled this week. Notte Bianca is, of course, an annual cultural spectacle set to light up the Maltese capital,...

To give one greater hope and faith in the future of one’s country, there is nothing better than the fact that on the national scene, “new” young people are emerging who are taking...