We cannot look at the different segments in isolation – it is all connected and once there is a weak link the whole system risks caving-in. • We need a prison edifice that can...

We’ve again been told that a main reason why court cases take so long is because there are too few judges and magistrates. Now, I was under the impression that this problem had been...

That we, as a nation, have always had a political mindset is amply testified in the history books, written by us and others. When we needed to get rid of an arrogant, greedy feudal ruler, the women...

Conflicting signals are flying around as to whether, if at all, there is any sign yet of Malta and the US being close to concluding an agreement on a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The presence in...

The Indian electorate is over 900 million and last year’s election and vote-counting took a staggering 42 days. In miniscule Malta, to get 20,000 or less PN members to cast their vote and count...

I did not stay up last night biting my nails while waiting to see who will be the new PN leader, and that’s not because I already know the outcome. The contest has been a rather uneven one,...

There is that ominous feeling around, that matters and lives are coming to the end of their days. Matters in the sense of political fall-out for persons long associated, mentioned, indicated as...

Wednesday week students will start their journey into the coming scholastic year. Children and students attending compulsory education in State Schools will start schooling in different dates,...

One understands how a government finds itself under great pressure to demonstrate that the conduct of affairs is proceeding without too many problems. However when the problems being faced cannot be...

As if we needed more uncertainty in the managing of Covid-related risks, we are now witnessing competing narratives on the influenza vaccine. In Malta, public health authorities are currently...