A protected 19th century fortress that is in desperate need of repair has been occupied illegally for decades and the authorities seem to be powerless to do anything about it.  We are speaking...

Joseph Muscat says that he has paid his political price for all that happened under his watch. He believes that his resignation, which came soon after his right hand man Keith Schembri was arrested in...

Green space in Malta is shrinking. It has been for the past 20 or so years. Now, obviously, with an increasing population, built up areas are bound to change or spread, but what we have witnessed in...

The past week saw Parliament’s Standards Commissioner George Hyzler find that a government minister – Carmelo Abela – had breached parliamentary ethics by using public funds to pay...

The Nationalist Party has managed to narrow the gap between it and the Labour Party, surveys have showed, but the gap remains wide nonetheless and more, much more, needs to be done to restore some...

The past week or so has seen the announcement of not one, but two new fast ferry services which will run between Malta and Gozo. Virtu Ferries announced last week that they will be running a...

For the second year running, the football Premier League was not completed. Last year, it was Floriana FC who were declared champions, having been sitting at the top of the table at the time when...

At least three music festivals are being planned for this summer, promising to bring large crowds of drunk revellers to Malta’s streets, and this at a time when the government is trying to pitch...

The arrest and arraignment of Keith Schembri and associates on 20 March was the culmination of years of investigations which included magisterial inquiries as well as delicate police work. The...

The Prime Minister's warning on Sunday is one that raises some concern. Malta has been battling against the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year. The government laid out a financial strategy to aid...