The first privatisation carried out in Malta was of public works. These began to be devolved to the private sector via tenders or by direct government contract. Gradually the public works department...

Government launched two bills in July 2025 (numbers 143 and 144) whose main purpose is to assault the little environment, open space, artistic buildings, archaeological heritage, natural sites, and...

Robert Abela has opened the doors and the multi-millionaires have stepped out of the shadows.  They're no longer controlling our government from the back room. They're out there in full view,...

Gozo Channel traffic keeps shattering every benchmark the National Statistics Office (NSO) prints, yet government cranes stay parked and quays groan under loads they never met in their design briefs....

Something happened on our roads this week. Something that should serve as a chilling wake-up call to recognise a state of emergency that needs to be acknowledged in the first place, and most...

The current debate on the changes required to the land use planning system is following two completely different and incompatible paths. The government's chosen path is one which considers the...

One day, sooner or later, all this will be reversed. "Dream on," I hear you say. If I am wrong, and you are right, that's very bad news for our island. For the processes now raging will...

Jurors coming from the general public and all walks of life do not reason through problems and issues the way that lawyers and judges do. That is why I used to diligently hone and maximise my...

Malta will not be alone in recognising the State of Palestine next September and will be joining another 10 EU member states who have already recognised the State of Palestine. Out of these ten...

A friend who like me also carries the load of many years on his back said: I don't understand why they make all the fuss that has become so widespread, about how hot the weather has become. I always...