No, this piece is not a book review of George Orwell’s famous satirical allegorical novel Animal Farm, published after the Second World War in 1945. I am presuming that the reader is...

Month in month out we are inundated with the latest statistics on property contracts or “promise of sale” agreements. Recently we have had some blips with statistics indicating that...

In 1873 Mark Twain published “The Gilded Age: a tale of today”, a biting satire about an age of corruption where crooked land speculators and dishonest politicians voraciously took...

The above heading is the conclusion to which this article will build. Those who disagree with the conclusion are kindly asked to get off and stop reading. My thesis is that the people in 2013...

Maltese festas are, in a way, a testament to the cultural spirit of the Maltese communities, a reminder of their ability to embrace life and revel in the joy of celebration through collective and...

When the establishment of a Ministry for Gozo was announced and later that of local councils, they were presented as part of a devolution strategy by which Gozo and local communities would be given...

Malta's pension system was introduced in 1979 following a major reform of the social security landscape. Our system depends on demographics, an optimised labour market (retirees, females, migrants,...

My interest in the Eurovision Song Festival is minimal. But naturally, others like it and hugely – as an audience, and from the perspective of artists in the musical, dance and performance...

By means of a consultation document entitled Riforma fis-Sistema tal-Kumpilazzjonijiet u Rinviji (Reform of the compilation of evidence and referral procedures), the ministry responsible for justice...

Special needs parenting is often misunderstood and misrepresented. Because of its lack of visibility, it renders one isolated and weary.  Speaking from experience, advocating for related issues...