A judge with an impeccable career in justice, who served on the European Court of Human Rights, served as Chief Justice for eight years at a time when the judiciary was emerging from a scandal that...

There is a contrast between what Labour representatives say about Daphne Caruana Galizia in Europe and what the Labour government does about her legacy in Malta. A few days ago, Government Whip...

Independence Day is naturally a celebration of Malta's freedom to govern itself. Yet there was a striking irony in Archbishop Charles Scicluna using the occasion to speak about another form of...

There is something particularly concerning about being told that Malta may have reached a "point of no return" in a problem which one expert says he has been warning about for well over a...

The Yorgen Fenech trial has brought into sharper focus something that Malta has known for years but has rarely seen exposed in such detail: the extraordinary proximity between politicians and...

Storms in the Mediterranean Sea last weekend caused what's called a bird-fall in the Maltese islands, where abundant numbers of various bird species seeking shelter on the islands as they migrate...

The pressure on Johann Buttigieg is not something the government can brush aside as an attempt by political opponents to score points. The calls for his removal have spread well beyond the political...

Malta continues to celebrate rising tourist numbers as though quantity, by itself, is proof that the country's tourism strategy is working. But perhaps it is time to ask a more uncomfortable...

For almost nine years, the 16th of every month has been a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Malta's recent history. The vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia became a regular act of remembrance,...

There is something deeply wrong when a minister can be found in breach of the Code of Ethics for using the Government's Department of Information to issue a partisan statement, yet the wider question...