Much of my parliamentary work has revolved around what defines us as a people and a country. In fact, I believe that Malta and her national heritage are not abstract concepts, but the foundations upon...

I'll end this year's article with the same title I began it with. Thirty articles later, here we are, finally pausing to look back at what actually unfolded. It's that time of the season, when we take...

Bigamy is prohibited by Article 196 of the Maltese Criminal Code. Bigamy and polygamy are two different types of marriage practices, both involving marriages to multiple spouses. In a bigamous...

As I write, online news portals report that a 43-year-old man, in Malta, originally from Cameroon, has been placed under probation after admitting to theft of food from a supermarket for 18 times...

Automatic Enrolment (AE) is more than a financial product.  It is a central pillar of state social policy.  Governments worldwide use behavioural heuristics (mental shortcuts) to nudge...

A day after the conclusion of the all-important EU Council I couldn't find any reference to its conclusions on the Maltese media. There's a book which says 'What happens in Brussels stays in...

I look back at the year that is about to end with deep satisfaction. In culture, the arts, and in matters relating to government-owned land, we have done a great deal of good. It is not only I...

There's absolutely no contradiction in simultaneously showing the deepest solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza and with the Jewish community of Bondi/Sydney in Australia. In both their...

On multiple occasions, Prime Minister Robert Abela and high ranking members of his administration have stated that they want to introduce important reforms by means of incentives, not by establishing...

Labour is celebrating.  It's just struck another huge victory to add to its long list. Jeremy Harbinson, the "star" witness in the case against Joseph Muscat, will not be pursued by the UK...