Farmers must have sighed in relief when it rained last Tuesday. We are going through an anomalous winter, if we can call it such. Temperatures have been higher than normal in the past weeks. We...

Has anyone measured if the level of frustration among the Maltese people has increased since the introduction of the plastic bottle return system? This was a question that was asked – using...

The Malta Independent on Sunday reported that no discussion has yet taken place – and there is as yet no hint of when it will start – on the planned revision of the Cost of Living...

The absolute majority of history features Malta as a colony.  For centuries, Malta was ruled by one or the other foreign power. The most recent such ruler was the British Empire, and Malta...

By the time the year which has just started comes to an end, the political parties will be gearing up for the European Parliament elections, to be held in May 2024, and Malta will be looking for a new...

The world has gone mad.  That was the first thought which came to mind when seeing the figures which Cristiano Ronaldo was set to be paid for signing with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. The...

Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland got a formal welcome into the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, taking the two-year seats they won unopposed in June. While Malta, and the other...

The Associated Press described him as the reluctant pope and, given that he was the first head of the Church in 600 years to give up the role, then it can be easily said that the assessment is...

The President of the European Parliament, Malta’s Roberta Metsola, was caught in some hot water in the week separating Christmas from the New Year. Reports indicated that she was to appoint...

The holiday season is a time associated with, amongst others, an increase in our sense of charity and helping those in need. Many donate to charity through annual telethons such as L-Istrina and...