The crisis in our political system has been long in coming not just in the current impasse regarding the choice of the next chief justice. Remember when Malta was practically left without judges...

It's a big day for Malta today, as Prime Minister Robert Abela, this evening in Valletta, launches Malta Vision 2050 - a transformative, long-term strategy designed to chart a course for the next 25...

How wise was the "Maltese" decision to specialise in the international activity of internet gambling? It is true that the Maltese economy has been boosted by its participation in this sector. But one...

Children come into contact with the justice system in many different ways. This can be for family matters such as divorce or adoption, in administrative justice for nationality or immigration issues...

It is not a puerile query and has to be addressed. After more than sixty years of political independence, how self-confident are we as a nation? Reply: For sure, insufficiently. Self-confidence...

Roderick Galdes had plenty of time to rebut allegations about his huge property empire spanning the UK, mainland Italy, Sicily, Malta and Gozo. He hasn't even denied or confirmed whether he owns that...

This article is spurred by two perspectives that have shaped my understanding of youth engagement in public life. The first is personal: that of a mother of the youngest local councillor, observing at...

The Labour government is justifiably proud of the mostly glowing biennial report about the Maltese economy, published by the International Monetary Fund recently.  Needless to say, the government...

One expects institutional restraint, democratic sensitivity, and fidelity to the authority's mandate when the Chief Executive of the Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) outlines his vision for...

Collective agreements are negotiated between an employer or its representatives on one side, and the union representing the category of employees. These are just the two main actors involved in...