Although the archaic tradition of holding a ‘day of silence’ before polling day is about as useful, in today’s internet-connected world, as a chocolate teapot, that is not the day of...

Over time, Malta has become more and more secular, with people losing interest in the doctrine of the Church over time. New Archbishop Charles Scicluna has estimated that only 40% of the general...

Despite all the official show of euphoria at this country's achievements in the economic field, there are, mostly hidden from sight by the public, under the parapet wall so to speak, at least two...

Since 2007, 2 April has been designated as World Autism Day by the United Nations. Autism is a struggle that many parents have to deal with. What may initially seem as a late bloomer or a quiet child...

The figures related to reported cases of domestic violence which were announced yesterday by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela were rather shocking. Over a seven-year span, figures have risen...

Today marks a very important milestone in Malta’s history. Today is Freedom Day, a national holiday to mark the day – 31 March 1979 – when the last British troops left Malta, and for...

The crash in France which claimed the lives of 150 people last week has caused severe shock in Europe and indeed the world over. As Europeans focus on identifying potential terror threats by...

It has been another week of tit for tat in what has become a somewhat lacklustre spring hunting referendum campaign – lacklustre because it seems that all the arguments to be made have already...

Airlines around the world – in particular Europe – yesterday updated their policies to make it mandatory to have two people inside the cockpit of their aircraft at all times. In view...

All of a sudden, the issue of irregular migration is being taken seriously. In the past, Malta has repeatedly asked for help in terms of burden sharing and for marine assets to be placed in the...