Three ministers turned up a few days ago to open a school in Gozo. The government’s mouthpiece, the Department of Information, told us that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European...

The situation surrounding the application for apartments near the Ggantija temple complex has painted a clear picture of just how dire the situation in the Planning Authority is.  In a statement...

Today is International Women’s Day, and no doubt we will see and hear a lot – as we have already in the run-up to this annual occasion – about the importance of equality between the...

We did not know what we were going into four years ago. On 7 March, 2020, Malta registered its first Covid-19 cases, adding its name to the growing list of countries that at the time were coming...

So much has been said and written since, a week ago today, the report on the Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry was published. There have been a few resignations of people in top positions, but not...

The country has become far too desensitised to political scandals. Over the past few years, there have been far too many to count, yet political responsibility is lacking.  Under former Prime...

While everyone’s eyes were focused on the publication of the public inquiry into the death of Jean Paul Sofia, another awaited and important report was – at the same time – published...

Prime Minister Robert Abela was quick to come up with initiatives which he said the government is determined to take following the Jean Paul Sofia public inquiry report, published last...

March has started and it will be the last full month with George Vella as President of the Republic. His five-year term will expire on 4 April, and in the remaining weeks the government and the...

It could not have been a more contrasting scenario. And the fact that it all happened in the same week made it all the more surreal. On the one hand, we had politicians elbowing each other...