Our country has faced significant and ongoing public outcry and an ongoing national debate regarding the widespread, unchecked spread of restaurant and café furniture on pavements and squares,...

Malta once sold citizenship with glossy brochures and polished promises. Wealthy foreigners arrived with lawyers, accountants, and investment portfolios. The government welcomed them with open arms...

I am glad to start writing this weekly blog for The Malta Independent. I will be writing about politics, economics, social trends, culture, science, human interest stories, and anything that catches...

The Iran war is likely not going to end soon. The uncertainties it has brought with it will persist and predicting for how long they will last is not easy. Clearly, the military aspects and...

Malta, like other advanced countries, is facing a grim demographic outlook. While life expectancy continues to rise, fertility has fallen to record lows.  As a result, almost one-third of Malta's...

The phone rings in a Gozitan restaurant kitchen, and the voice on the line carries an offer. The Ministry would like to put you on its payroll today. Choose between two arrangements, both drawing on...

The election is over. The Labour Party has secured a fourth term and, with it, a five-year mandate to implement the manifesto it placed before the country. I have read what that manifesto says about...

I am penning this article immediately upon the announcement of the new Cabinet of Ministers by the Prime Minister, which saw the appointment of Minister Byron Camilleri as the new Education Minister....

The fireworks season started with a bang this year, quite literally. At around 6.30 on Monday morning, many of us were jolted awake by the sound of rattling windows and shaking doors. What should have...

The first minister's husband faces a long prison sentence after he admitted stealing more than €470,000 euro from the ruling political party to fund a lavish personal lifestyle.  Peter...