The act of donating blood has what is perhaps the ultimate cost to benefit ratio: it costs absolutely nothing, except for a little time, and it literally saves lives.   That message was...

This leader is not an immediate reaction to the short debate in Parliament’s question time on Monday and to any developments and/or announcements made on what is to happen to the Renzo Piano...

In a seminar which was geared towards discussing the role of Maltese women in politics, a worrying snippet of information was revealed. Maltese women have the second lowest fertility rate in the EU at...

As expected, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was confirmed as Labour Party leader with an overwhelming support during the party’s general conference held over the weekend.   Only 20 of...

Really and truly, newly elected Member of European Parliament Claudette Abela Baldacchino yesterday chose the only avenue open to her by declaring that she would renounce the immunity from prosecution...

The casual elections may have led to the historic election of Malta’s first women MEPs, but the controversy surrounding one of them risks overshadowing them, for the time being.   The...

One does not really understand what was the real reason for the ample delegation from Malta that was received with all honours at the Elysee Palace by President Hollande on Wednesday.   On...

Bit by bit, the details are emerging about the secret war waged all through last year, and probably before that as well, between Franco Debono and Lawrence Gonzi.   On Sunday, Dr Gonzi...

It was most welcome news on Monday when Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli confirmed that the government is wasting no time in making good on its pre-electoral pledge to introduce civil unions for...

At the time, everyone jumped onto the story. Malta’s European Commissioner for Health, John Dalli, had been accused of asking for a €60 million bribe to lift the ban on Snus and was...