Malta is preparing to launch automatic enrolment, a reform that will finally bring a second pillar of retirement saving to life. Employees will see pension contributions whisked out of their pay...

We have long now been clamouring for substituting quantity tourism with quality tourism. But can Malta become a yardstick of quality, since we still aren't used to an environment where excellence is...

These have been very turbulent days for the Nationalist Party supporters and probably no two supporters agree in their analyses. Many see it as Alex Borg's victory while others prefer to see it...

Having signed it two and a half decades ago, Malta last June ratified the Council of Europe Landscape Convention at a time when we held the rotating presidency of the Committee of Ministers at the...

"Our biggest regret is that he can never look in the mirror and see how good-looking he is. He will never be able to see his brother and sister, and the world around him."  This is what...

For a decade now, the Nationalist Party has found itself in opposition. Its once-formidable political operation - the one that, over decades, steered Malta into the EU, fostered prosperity, and built...

There was a time when it used to be said that this country had too many elections which involved too much trouble and "excessive" expense while encouraging political polarisation. Then the system...

Many years ago, Communist countries used to implement central planning of the economy. All econmic sectors were centrally controlled by the state covering how much to produce and sell, when, where and...

The adoption, consolidation, and development - since Malta became an independent state  61 years ago - of the two-party political system, that has eliminated the possibility of enjoying multiple...

Former Chief Justice and current Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi categorically declared that abuse of office by government ministers should be a criminal offence. If you're aghast or surprised...