In the course of Malta's evolution, there have been a number of contrasts that can leave anyone quite perplexed. One of them is that while we have made great advances in the fields of medicine, IT,...

He still lives in his old house, the one that was ransacked in 1979, just as people remember his old 'villeggjatura' in Bugibba's square and his dirt cheap boat that was sunk in a storm. The one and...

On animal welfare, Malta is falling behind, rather than being a leader in the protection of animals, with efforts having weakened over recent years. The animal welfare impact of all policy decisions...

Like an exhausted traveller, the Nationalist Party limps after 12 catastrophic years in opposition. Following the heavy defeat in 2013, the PN chose not to change - with fatal electoral consequences...

The dollar amounts being spent on the development of artificial intelligences are vast and keep growing. The huge US communications technology companies are in a big race between them to move fastest....

In the current PN leadership contest, Alex Borg has attempted to set himself up as a champion of pensioners. In a recent Facebook post, Borg, a younger candidate, stated that a PN under his leadership...

The Nationalist Party resembles a patient bedridden for over a decade. The decline began after 2013, when the defeat of Lawrence Gonzi left the party in shock and without direction. Since then, every...

Although the Constitution still says that Malta's religion is Catholic, in a general way there is political consensus that the state should be run along secular principles like the rest (or almost) of...

The proposal by the Minister for Transport to link Marsaskala to a sea transport network is worth considering. It could make sense as part of a well thought out transport master plan. As a stand-alone...

Francine Farrugia, a PN Siggiewi councillor and former PN general election candidate, was charged with embezzling €2.3 million euro from MCAST. She denied a raft of fraud and accountancy charges....