I see from recent local reports that Maltese pig breeders may be caught in the European Union’s sanctions folly against Russia. That is a very small, insignificant part of the otherwise vast,...

Tony Blair's spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, was in Malta to give us advice on what to do and what not to do. He suggested that it would have been better for us had we remained a colony or, after...

Last weekend saw a great big storm roll in and kick up a fury on Malta and Gozo.  Earlier it had been sunny and warm with relatively clear skies.  But within a few minutes all got dark and...

Transport reform was not exactly the last Nationalist government's finest hour. A PN MP who criticises Labour on public transport needs to be sure of what she's saying. But the Minister of Transport,...

The main problem University students abroad come across is how they are going to fund their studies. Many of them, unless they have wealthy parents who can sustain their expensive education, have to...

Martin Scicluna, in his column in The Times, yesterday attempted to justify the dissonance between his pre-electoral advice to his readers to vote Labour, and his dismay a couple of weeks back at the...

I wish to thank all those who have reacted to my first blog which was my frank reaction to the Chief Justice's discourse at the opening of the Forensic year. It sparked a small discussion on our...

Many years ago, those of us who are at least middle aged will remember when the infamous Dom Mintoff addressed hundreds of dockyard workers in Pjazza Gavino Gulia in Cospicua and accused (indeed...

Working on a new project is always an exciting time. These last six months have been busy as we prepared for the launch of the new website. The idea was to improve on what we were already...

Yes, I cannot but give credit to the directors, management and staff at The Malta Independent. The launch of the new version of The Malta Independent website last Friday was a pleasant event, a big...