Over the past years political consideration of the environment has increased substantially. However, at times it is just lip service, at others it is an exercise in doing the bare minimum, just enough...

War crimes, crimes against humanity, genocides, indiscriminate massacres and atrocities. We've seen them all. We've seen them in places and countries around the world. Ancient and modern history are...

Last week, I set out how I understand the childcare debate that has gripped Malta in recent months. This is the first in a series of posts that goes deeper. The question I want to address here is...

Those who had stabbed him were among the first to pen glowing obituaries. But it didn't bother Laurence Grech - he was dead anyway now. The one time he had called sick, there was a queue behind...

I have always strongly believed in culture and the arts to transform, unite, and inspire. The second edition of the Malta Biennale, to commence on March 14, over 11 weeks, will do just that. It...

In recent years, mostly because of the fast developments in the electronic means of communication and information, the infrastructures that sustain life in modern societies have become increasingly...

A massive, 4-kilometre-long landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, triggered by Cyclone Harry and heavy rain, has forced over 1,500 people to evacuate, exposing long-ignored warnings about building on...

Often these last months we had alerts from the Met Office warning about approaching bad weather. Stormy weather in winter is to be expected. What gets referenced as well is that storms are arising...

Around the world, young people are making their voices heard. And in some cases bringing governments down.  Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar and Bulgaria have all seen Gen Z protests that...

On 4 February 2026, the daily The Malta Independent published a news feature titled 'Malta's Women's Lobby calls for forum to discuss decriminalising abortion'. Essentially, what the Women's Lobby is...