For quite a while, Malta has been accused of allowing its financial services to be used as a tool by which corporations and rich people get to evade their tax dues. It is still claimed that an...

One of my favourite books which I read and reread often is ‘In Retrospect’ where US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara reflects on the tragedy of Vietnam and lessons learned from it. He...

Is this just a personal impression or is it the case that work accidents are mostly taking their toll on foreign workers? It is true that the cruel death of Ajay Shrestha, the Nepali motorcyclist who...

“This is a historic day for the health of our people,” Dr Ayesha Verrall, New Zealand’s health minister declared. New Zealand introduced measures that will eventually ban all...

Earlier this week, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, when discussing a draft legislative initiative report, emphasised that golden passports are...

The last date for the election to be held on 26 March is tomorrow, 21 February. Will he or won’t he? I still have my doubts. 26 March is just one week before the Pope arrives on his visit....

With all the usual pomp and fanfare, Robert Abela and Owen Bonnici did somersaults to announce that the extensive land at Zonqor which had been given to the Sadeen venture of the so-called American...

The obtainment of new civil rights is no easy task.  History shows us that such milestones are achieved either following grassroots campaigning or activism or following decisions that are taken...

This week a chorus of voices condemned the General Workers Union for the suspension of Victor Vella from editor of its L-Orizzont and it-Torca newspapers.  If reports were correct, Mr Vella was...

In European plans to rein back climate warming, naturally one finds an emphasis to reduce, as much as possible, the consumption of products which generate such warming. A mechanism by which to achieve...