The government, the Housing Authority and the Valletta local council have been working hand-in-hand for the past few years to revamp Valletta’s housing....

It seems that the current perception is that local council elections are just that… local and that their outcome is predictably against the government of the day and easily overturned in a general election....

Malta has recently been taken as an example to be followed. It is not normal that this happens, so when it does, it is something that ought to make us proud....

In spite of the optimistic meetings between United States President George W. Bush and European Union leaders a few days ago, the trans-Atlantic alliance has turned into an obstacle course of conflicting targets, methods and dreams. ...

Some believe that the Maltese are pessimists, complain about anything under the sun and traditionally see the glass half-empty, but judging by the way they responded to questions for the Eurobarometer survey last October....

The recent exchange of statements between Alternattiva Demokratika and the Rural Affairs and Environment Ministry about the results of the Scott Wilson report on the Maghtab landfill was an example of how politics could be dirty....

The setting up of a Public-Private Partnerships Unit within the Finance Ministry is a step in the right direction....

Young and enthusiastic when he became Pope in the late 1970s, Pope John Paul II has been a picture of pain and suffering in the past years, a fragile man with shaky hands and an unsteady voice. ...

On the evening of 28 February, a year ago tomorrow, the Nationalist Party’s councillors chose Lawrence Gonzi to succeed Eddie Fenech Adami as party leader....

The 12 March local council election will once again be a big test for all the parties which will be participating....