Official figures published yesterday show that the country has been relying heavily on the Malta-Sicily interconnector for its energy supply, both last year and the year before.  But now that the...

We publish on pages 6 and 7 of this issue most of the reactions by constituted bodies to the Budget Speech read out in Parliament on Monday by Minister Edward Scicluna. As anyone can see, the...

The Maltese national football team ended its commitments in the 2018 World Cup qualifying stage on Sunday, as usual finishing last in the group, with only one point gained. This draw was obtained...

Conscious that traffic remains one of the major sources of frustration and discontent, and also of its negative effects on business and the economy in general, the government has announced a number of...

We usually measure the annual Budget Speech by calculating what’s in it for us.  If that is the case, this Budget is a good Budget on all sides. No revenue measures have been increased, not...

In a few hours’ time many of us will be glued to our television sets listening attentively to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna as he reads out the much anticipated budget speech.  The...

With the government set on embarking on a waste-to-energy project incorporating an incinerator, the €150 million question is where, exactly, the project will be located. Malta’s size...

When a kestrel was shot down over St Edward’s College two years ago, the Prime Minister closed the hunting season prematurely, saying that the incident was inexcusable.  A similar incident...

It was on 1 November 1967, that Maltese diplomat Arvid Pardo delivered his historic speech to the United Nations General Assembly urging the nations of the world to draw up new regulations ensuring...

One of the first things law students learn is the famous phrase, by Lord Chief Justice Gordon Hewart, ‘Not only must justice be done; it must also be seen to...