Anecdotal and word-of-mouth evidence would seem to confirm the results of our own straw poll (back page) among outlet owners following the Christmas shopping days: while some areas experienced growth,...

Viewers who were watching Saturday’s L-Istrina right from the beginning saw a scene which many would have characterised as a rare scene in today’s Malta. They saw the leaders of the...

Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg really should not have jumped for joy as quickly as he did this week in the wake of the Permanent Commission Against Corruption’s report on his property...

In the strict Catholic tradition, Christmas was not accorded the popular significance it now generates, especially after the Victorian and Dickensian revivals. In fact, compared to Easter and...

The lights, the carols on every street corner, the crowds on the streets, the bags people carry, the relentless drive to buy presents - it is a scene repeated all over the (Christian) world year after...

Christmas is literally around the corner. In a few days, the world will rejoice in the birth of Christ. But it will also be a time for families to come together to spend precious time together at this...

This government was elected to run the country, largely because of its pledge for meritocracy, accountability and transparency. There were other promises, of course, but for Joe Public, the call...

Every year on the Saturday before Christmas, the country’s four leaders – the President, the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader and the Archbishop – gather in Valletta for their...

After convening for the European Union Council in Brussels for the first time since the 13 November Paris attacks, member states’ leaders pledged an ‘uncompromising fight’ against...

The EU is entering a period of tightening up of procedures and loopholes regarding the payment of taxes by multinational companies. In a way, the initiative does not come from the EU but rather...