It is not the first time that parliamentary sessions are abruptly halted with a quorum call that leads to the suspension of the sitting just because there are not enough MPs in the House at the time....

The present stand-off across the sea near the coast of Lampedusa is tragic and unworthy of the two countries involved, Malta and Italy, and of Europe as a whole. Human beings cannot be used as pawns in ...

Soon after being confirmed as Prime Minister in March 2008, Lawrence Gonzi visited the offices of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, inviting the media for the event but then not allowing time for questions. ...

All Presidents of the Republic have given their own imprint to the role they occupied as Head of State, and all managed it in a unique style that distinguished them from the rest....

To talk about investment at a time when the world economy is passing through such a difficult period may be seen as being inappropriate....

The Easter holidays are the last period of quiet – if one can describe it in this way – before we embark upon a seven-week campaign that will take us to the European Parliament elections, to be held on 6 June....

The European Union and all of its ancillary and administrative arms have identified that citizens feel detached and cut off from the union and that more needs to be done to propagate the message....

The recent whistleblower report which revealed that Chinese hackers had gained full control of 1,295 high value computer terminals around the world, including five in Maltese territory, serves as a reminder to us all to not be complacent....

The speech by the Governor of the Central Bank at Thursday’s business breakfast (see page 7) was, true to form, sotto voce, and too gentle for its message to be properly understood....

The Catholic Church is celebrating its biggest feast, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after He was killed. What seemed to be the end of what we today know as Christianity – His Death – turned out to be just ...