There seems to be a belief among politicians that the untrammelled influence of the construction lobby is there to be courted rather than curbed. It makes you wonder who they think is actually in...

As was to be expected, what had to happen, happened. In our country too, the modern pressures of consumerism, secularism and I don’t know how many other isms, will continue to permeate the...

Let this not be a generalisation, but it is true that a huge number of Brits do miss their empire. So it is understandable that someone like Ian Birrell, who is contributing editor for what is...

Beyond spirituality and our personal beliefs, Jesus remains relevant and pertinent albeit years have passed since he walked the Earth.  As one would expect, this time of the year lends itself to...

Labour MEP Miriam Dalli hailed the decision taken by the University of Malta to facilitate entry to academic course for students with autism and other conditions that were finding too many hurdles for...

Good governance was, and hopefully still is, a promise that can be fulfilled by a political party in future.  It is sad that the current administration has failed to deliver on this promise. In...

I never thought it a good idea to spend time mulling over the past and how life leads back to what should have already been done but was not. Still there are times when it is not possible to keep away...

This year, the Augustinian Province in Malta is celebrating its bicentenary of ‘independence’ from Sicily. In 1817, after forty years of arduous lobbying, this community, in Malta,...

Transport Minister Joe Mizzi, whose successful handling of his portfolio has pushed transport and traffic to the top of the league table of electors’ gravest concerns, beating even corruption,...

I do not know whether it was planned or not but the announcement Malta had a surplus came right in the nick of time. It came on the last day of the EPP congress in Malta, pulling the carpet out...