Mid-August in Gozo carries a magic no calendar can capture. On 15 August, the feast of Santa Marija arrives with the certainty of the summer sun, yet it never feels routine. For Gozitans, the...

We do not usually compare Malta with Gaza. But in 1942 Malta, though awarded the George medal by the King, was almost beaten. Relentless bombing by the Germans had reduced the island to...

This week, I had the pleasure of participating in a discussion among artists and creatives on heritage, national patrimony and Vision 2050. It was a fruitful...

Who can be sure how correct the conclusions are that we've arrived at regarding the impact on our economy of the decisions being taken in the US by the Trump administration? Up to now, we have...

Legal and other professional experts have rightly been raising a few debatable questions about whether self-regulation of professions, such as advocates, architects, journalists and accountants, risks...

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...