Robert Abela has gotten away with it. Last week, the Standards Commissioner ruled that not enough evidence existed to establish whether or not Prime Minister Robert Abela breached ethics when he...

The news that six loggerhead turtle nest sites have been found around the Maltese islands so far this summer is welcome. While yes, it does mean that certain parts of beaches have been cordoned...

The decision by the newly Nationalist-led Mosta local council to temporarily suspend a decision by its Labour-led predecessor on the pedestrianisation of the town’s square has led to much...

The country lost 11 years of investment in health infrastructure, the President of the Medical Association of Malta (MAM) said. In comments to this newspaper a few weeks ago, Martin Balzan said that...

Population is increasingly coming into the centre of Malta’s political discourse.   The Nationalist Party has made the increase in the country’s population, and what it perceives...

A rule of law report published this week highlighted a number of areas where improvement is definitely needed. While it mentioned areas where improvements have been made, the section dealing with...

So much has happened in the United States of America these past few weeks as the country prepares for the presidential election, slated for the first week of November. First we had an...

It has come as no surprise that the government has opened a call for expressions of interest for private clinics to assist in emergency services. The call was initially opened until 19 July, but...

Quality of life is not simply about having a strong economic growth rate. The government has for years been boasting about this. It is not simply about having a good wage, although here one must point...

The government and Enemalta haven’t done enough to prevent the country from suffering from power cuts this summer. The country’s electricity distribution system is still not up to...