The new system of appointing Police Commissioners, as announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister Robert Abela, is a great improvement on the current method, but still falls short of expectations....

Let’s start with a tongue-in-cheek remark. We have a former Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, who is now interested in a project to take a football team of Maltese nationals to play in the...

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Silvio Valletta’s closeness to Yorgen Fenech – a man accused in connection with the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia – and Justyne...

In what can only be described as a great move in the right direction, Environment and Planning Minister Aaron Farrugia had told The Malta Independent on Sunday that he will start publishing a register...

It has been, on the whole, a good first week for Prime Minister Robert Abela.  While many, including the media, had favoured the other contender, Chris Fearne, thinking that Abela would be...

Prime Minister Robert Abela yesterday morning announced that Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar handed in his resignation.  The Police Commissioner has, to say the least, proved to be...

At face value, Robert Abela’s new Cabinet is an attractive one, albeit big in size. This is a relatively young Cabinet where veterans have been asked to make space for aspiring politicians,...

Choosing a party leader and a prime minister used to be done in smoke-filled rooms between party bigwigs, at least in many countries of the world. Not so in Malta where party leaders, at least...

Sometimes a string of unrelated events, when put together, send out a strong message. In this case, it is just two events, completely separate from each other, that shed so much light on two...

Prime Minister Robert Abela’s swearing in ceremony took place on Monday, with MPs, ministers and those close to the new Prime Minister making their way to the Palace in St George’s Square,...