The abrogative referendum which was given the green light by Malta's Constitutional Court earlier this month is the first of its kind. It is a referendum which, if successful, will delete from Malta's...

My grandfather had a room of his own on the roof of his estate flat. The musty dark room, roofed by large scrap sheets of corrugated plastic, contained nothing more than an oft-repaired wooden chair,...

The story of Raif Badawi from Saudi Arabia went viral in the social media. However, despite the macabre punishment inflicted on Badawi, his story attracted more attention on the social networks than...

The referendum on spring hunting has bestowed an unexpected opportunity on the country.  Not only do we get the chance to end the blight of killing birds on their migratory flight to breed and...

The discussion which took place in Parliament on Wednesday was nothing short of absurd. There we were, discussing a contract vital for the nation’s energy security but which very few people...

One of the arguments that keeps coming up in the ongoing debate about spring hunting is that there are millions of turtle doves, the population is enormous, so what's the fuss all about? Yes, the...

Once again we are being asked to vote, this time round in a referendum (and a proportion of us in the long forgotten Local Government elections).   Some have claimed that the electorate is...

In Malta, many confuse "secularism" with the French term of laïcité or lay. A country that is secular is not necessarily lay, even if these two terms are semantically closer to...

With few exceptions here and there, local workers are motivated to perform conscientiously their duties at the workplace. There is no dillydallying. This is well recognised and credited by local...

I am writing this in January, nearly a full year before the next solidarity campaign known as l-Istrina, during which funds are raised in aid of the Community Chest Fund. I do not want to be accused...