Young people remain one of the most controversial age groups in our society.  It has always been quite a challenge to understand what they are about.  Their impulsiveness, their joy for...

Malta is experiencing positive results in the tourism industry and future projections are equally promising.  The recently published figures by the NSO are very encouraging: a 10% increase in...

People who like me, no longer spend time in Valletta, will immediately, once they visit, realize that the city’s character has changed. It isn’t any more the city of the sixties and...

Four towers have been approved for construction at Mriehel and one in Sliema, and all without any attempt at planning. And by planning I don’t mean only town-planning in the strictest sense of...

We are at that time between elections again and almost nothing has changed. At around this same time in the previous legislature, I (and others) had warned that the PN administration was doomed...

The public hearing by the Planning Authority prior to a decision regarding the issuing of the development permit for the Townsquare high-rise project was held on Thursday. The discussion was...

With the rapid passage of time, Malta seems to be getting more and more pro-Choice, though no pun is intended. But what with the Pharmacy Of Your Choice scheme (POYC) winning an award for the best...

The recent prime ministerial visit to Singapore, accompanied by public official Keith Schembri and Minister Konrad Mizzi signifies the style and substance of this very amateur government. In...

An old Latin phrase states that "Those whom God wants to destroy, He first deprives of their senses” - "Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat". This saying was used in reference to the Roman...

A year ago, the Health Commissioner, who works within the office of the Ombudsman, published a “Final Opinion” entitled “Entitlement to the Free Supply of Medicinals under the Social...