I’ve had a think about the words ‘hamallu’ and ‘tal-pepe’ over the past week; I even googled them. For lack of an appropriate etymology of the words, I stand to be...

Initially I thought I would be finding it awkward or possibly strange in my intent of voting for the opposite of what the two main political leaders on the Island, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a film about medical tourism in India, featuring some of Britain’s best talent, including Maggie Smith, Judy Dench and Bill Nighy.  It captures all of the...

We’ve been hearing it for the past few weeks and, no doubt, we’ll continue to hear it until we vote in the local councils election on 11 April – for the Labour Party, all Labour-led...

Almost half the cabinet, including the Prime Minister, squeezed into the photos and film footage of the signing of a deal to open a second medical school in Malta. But one man was squeezed out:...

The prime minister made his first real foray into the Yes campaign last weekend, sticking his neck out on behalf of those who want to carry on shooting birds in the breeding season. This despite his...

After the mini-coup d'état that partially led, definitely speeded-up, the retirement of now Archbishop Emeritus Pawlu Cremona, the local church had to wait for five months of deliberation...

Last week, the Prime Minister announced his intention to reopen St Luke’s as a hospital to be used for gerontology. I am sure that this is a wise decision for this building. It was a big mistake...

Poverty, the poverty trap, at risk of poverty and social exclusion are terms which are used frequently.  I am certain that, on most occasions, people unfortunately do not give the importance this...

"Just living is not enough" said the butterfly fairy, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."  - Hans Christian Anderson I was a lucky child  and my childhood was a...