All news updates about the Iran war, no matter how it will end, point to a prospect of a steady and general increase in prices, over and above the increase in the price of energy. This could...

Roderick Galdes won't be investigated by the Standards Commissioner over allegations made about him by former Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi. Not because they're untrue but because Mizzi made those...

Normally I do not write about pantomimes as I am not a theatrical critic. Nevertheless, I thought that I should not miss discussing the latest one due to its constitutional and legal implications. We...

The announcement made this month regarding the intention to remove the long-standing Midi concession over Manoel Island and the Fort Tigné area marks a potentially historic turning point in...

Entrepreneurs   ̶   the creators of new firms   ̶   are a rare species. Even in countries where innovation drives economies, only a tiny 1-2% of the...

A decade of booming tourism, rising population, and exploding traffic exposed how badly infrastructure planning lagged growth. Every year, millions of passengers and vehicles cross the narrow...

My previous blog established that mental health conditions in young children are not rare.  The risk factors are present in Malta.  Malta's childcare system was built for the labour market,...

Next Tuesday Malta commemorates a significant event in its historical development: the closure of the British military base on the island. Over the years this event has not been given its due...

With talk of an early election drawing ever closer, and since it could very well be my last intervention in the House of Representatives during the current legislature, last week I decided to dedicate...

It is interesting to note that we have had judgments delivered by our courts where they called on our legislators to consider whether it was time to review the civil rules on disherison in the sense...