The Nationalist Party enters yet another leadership contest, and this time the choice falls between Adrian Delia and Alex Borg. The vote on 6 September comes at a time of deep uncertainty and a...

That reading and buying books have declined as activities is a well-documented fact, not just in Malta. Everywhere, booksellers have shut up shop. By way of consolation, so we get told, there has been...

The current debate on land use planning reform should consider the rights of the residential community. Unfortunately, these rights do not feature at all, neither in the debate nor in the Development...

On 7 August 2025 - in the peak of the summer holidays - government announced a belated second round of consultation - this time a public one - on the two development-planning-law-related bills...

During the past days, news of the alleged fraud, by the hand of MCAST Finance Manager Francine Farrugia made the rounds, sending commentators into frenzy. Given that Ms Farrugia was a somewhat active...

"The people who criticise the public transport for being unreliable generally are those who haven't used public transport for many years," Minister Chris Bonett commented cynically. Well, I use the...

Gozo once greeted visitors with terraced hillsides, dry-stone farmhouses, and sleepy fishing resorts enriched with the typical smell of salt and seaweed. Older generations recall evenings in...

The other day, I had a healthy discussion with a friend of mine regarding the government's proposed changes to planning regulations.  Both of us started from the premise that development is key...

Cases of usury have not been hitting the headlines these last years, and one may be led to think that it's hardly a social scourge anymore. The number of prosecuted and convicted individuals...

This is the best time for it but let's see who will accept the challenge. Unless something happened between my writing and its appearance in public, this is the best time for the country as a...