Every day, the farmers pray for rain. Go to a typical farming village, such as Siggiewi and Mgarr in the morning and a trend begins to become apparent. Farmers seem to wrap up their morning’s...

It is one thing for the government to ridicule and brush off the Opposition when it calls for reforms in the way members of the judiciary are appointed.  After all, this unchecked situation in...

The upcoming EU summit next week is expected to focus on discussions for suspending the Schengen Area passport free travel for two more years. This comes as no surprise. Brussels speak is quite a...

European Union figures yesterday showed that Malta has the second lowest renewable energy generation capability in the European Union, with only 4.7% of energy created from renewable sources. We...

The talk of the town of late has been about the system used (or abused) to appoint people to the bench. All hue and cry has been raised with the opposition saying that the government abused the system...

Last week the public was provided with two contradictory statements about retail in Malta especially during the Christmas period. This was highlighted on one and the same page in last week's...

Yesterday was World Epilepsy Day. The condition afflicts some 40 million people worldwide, that is a staggering one per cent of the global population. The stats for Malta are not much different, there...

We have had other problems, but we have never had this Carnival merry-go-round of political appointments to sensitive posts. The country has become a huge meat market, with posts up for sale and...

The government’s decision to announce the controversial nomination of two magistrates has jarred with the legal profession, legal experts, the political sphere and the general public. In short,...

Now that the horses have bolted, it’s all hands on deck to shut the stable doors. Yes, a court action will be launched ton try and recoup the lands that crossed hands in the Gaffarena...