This weekend and up until the 17th of February, Valletta, our capital city, will be buzzing with activity for Carnival weekend. Carnival in Malta has become a household name within the European...

In an authoritarian society or one that is moving in that direction, a crucial factor becomes how artistic and cultural expression gets positioned in favour of or against the regime that is being or...

Public opinion would protect the judiciary from executive and partisan media overreach. What has been happening over the past year suggests otherwise. We've seen Labour exponents and hardliners...

There was a time when Swieqi represented something quietly distinctive in the Maltese landscape, a place defined by modest buildings, restrained development, and residents who valued stability more...

As was to be expected, the "reform" by which appointment to certain top state functions was made dependent on a favourable vote in Parliament with a majority of two thirds at least, is turning out to...

The process leading to the appointment of a Chief Justice could have been handled with more care than it has been so far. Unfortunately, it has been dealt with as another political football. The...

On 4 February 2026, the term of office of Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti came to an end after he attained the constitutionally imposed retirement age of 68 years. He will remain in office pending the...

In the wake of the publication of ministerial survey results, much of the public conversation has once again centred on personalities: who is popular, who is trusted, who appears decisive. Such...

Bishop Anton Teuma's condemnation of attendance by children aged less than two years at childcare centres a couple of weeks ago raised an outcry.  The cleric was clearly wrong to say that parents...

Gozo's business community ended 2025 in a more confident mood than it began the year. Surveys published by the Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) and Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) reveal a...