Yet more statistics were released this week on the deadly toll the world’s cruise liners are taking on Europe and, in our specific case, Malta, and the reading is most concerning indeed. It...

The Gozo Ministry’s idea to bring in, initially as a temporary measure, a fourth vessel to improve the shuttle service between Mgarr and Cirkewwa has had its desired effect. After the...

The Planning Authority’s sanctioning procedure should not be allowed to be abused, and the board must always take a harsh stance against those who ignore the Planning Authority’s...

As a citizen of Malta, you have a right to the information held by the government. This is enshrined in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which establishes a right to information held by public...

The conscience of Malta and Europe as a whole can ill-afford more scenes like those we have been treated to over the last couple of weeks, or shall we says months or years, of desperate people and...

Earlier this week, beachgoers were delighted when a greater flamingo landed at Ghadira and spent some time wading in the shallow water before being picked up by wildlife experts and taken to a safer...

The Government Gazette notice saying that the corpses of four men were to be buried by the health authorities in what is known as a pauper’s burial was chilling. A pauper’s burial takes...

It was few months back that the Prime Minister inaugurated the taċ-Ċawsli road linking Zejtun and Zabbar.  The road is a wonderfully smooth, long and straight stretch comprising several...

It is always good to be praised. But it is never good to allow praise to cover or mask eventual warnings. Malta has been praised by many credit rating agencies over the past months. This is all...

We have, since its inception some years ago, expressed our doubts about the so-called American University of Malta and its ability to attract more than a few dozen students.  Now, one of the...