One of recurring headaches in many advanced societies is how to get the members of the professional classes to do what is expected of them without the need for additional complications. By...

Many of the world’s major banks who have their European headquarters in Britain are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to the uncertainty over the...

It is always a shock when incidents such as the one that took place in St Paul’s Bay last Monday hit the news. Car bombs unfortunately have not been rare occasions in the last years, and...

There was a time, a long time ago, when governments were held accountable and responsible for internal and external security only. Not any more. Today, governments interact with the private...

Electrogas on Monday sought  to reassure the public by issuing  a statement saying that the storm that hit the Maltese islands over the weekend – strong winds and rough seas –...

As the government pulls out all stops to proclaim how good the economy is, and this is then fortified by credit rating agencies and the European Commission, it would be profitable to stop and reflect...

So many things happened yesterday – Italy’s terrible earthquake, a quake near Malta and then an explosion in a Gudja field that echoed the explosion today week when the small plane crashed...

Malta’s constitutional neutrality is being increasingly called into question these days – from the country’s arguably correct stance during the Libyan revolution to the surveillance...

A full, three-hour long debate in the House on Thursday about the Budget vote for the Foreign Ministry did not tackle, except fleetingly, the elephant in the Chamber: Malta is the only EU country not...

Practically, all comments regarding last Monday’s unfortunate air crash at the airport regarded the issue how it happened, how it could have been worse for people who happened to pass from there...