Save for the occasional Scrooge, most of us look forward to the Christmas holiday season. As colourful decorations and lights line our homes and the streets, and stores become crowded with...

I grew up in Żebbuġ, a village that still breathed freely when I was a boy. About sixty years ago, nothing fenced us in. We walked unhindered to the cliff edges that looked east towards...

Time is of the essence. Not necessarily in the urgent sense to act now, but rather as a priority to not act at all and simply be. In 2026, a popular trend prediction is to simply have time. A pursuit...

The Msida flyover has been described by the Prime Minister Robert Abela as a matter of real progress. It is nothing of the sort. The current road infrastructure spree is fueling the national...

Enrolment in personal pension schemes has picked up significantly since 2017.  With the introduction of Automatic Enrolment (AE), participation will accelerate sharply.  Over time, AE...

A quick look at world history will show that since the dawn of man, regional wars and conflicts, interspersed with periodic world wars, started and either finished quickly or else lingered on for...

The festive season is upon us, and while we take some time to spend with our loved ones and friends, it is also good to reflect on our achievements in the past year, while gearing up for the new...

I suppose somebody must have a word with the workers who are engaged in preparing the most solemn hall of the country for its solemn State functions. It's not enough for them to ensure that the...

A recent Eurobarometer survey, commissioned by the European Commission and conducted in September, confirms that most Maltese are optimistic about their immediate future.  An impressive 80%...

The worries of private garage owners who find themselves hemmed in by cars that are parked at the entrance to their garages were given media prominence recently. Their complaints are justified. It's...