The decision made by Karl Chircop and his family on the Labour MP’s deathbed – that his organs were to be donated to others in need – was the last significant gesture of a man who truly believed in solidarity, of helping others....

All that we seem to hear about these days is the forthcoming Budget Speech. Isn’t it so predictable that when we are in growth years all seem to compete and push for giveaways but now that the whole world is in ...

The success of the early retirement schemes proposed for the some 1,700 workers employed at Malta Shipyards has pushed the government into extending the timeframe for expressions of interest....

Breast cancer has killed an average of one woman per week in Malta between 2000 and 2006 – a total of 518 people....

A person who has been employed in the public service for some time after having spent a few years working in the private sector recently phoned up this newspaper and, ...

The Prime Minister’s address during the Nationalist Party’s general council meeting held over the weekend was an opportunity for Dr Lawrence Gonzi to update party councillors ...

Last Friday Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced that the budget for 2009 will be presented by the government on 3 November. It will be the fifth ...

The clothes they wore were practically copies of each other. A dark suit, white shirt and a light blue tie, with the only difference being that the Prime Minister’s had some spots on it, while that of the Opposition Leader’s was plain....

Barring all the imponderables of the future, that was a close shave, a really close shave. We never even knew we were at such a risk....

What was discussed – and agreed to – in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday is intended to give Europe oxygen to survive the difficult financial times the whole world is facing....