This week Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will be lobbying in Brussels to try and ensure that Malta retains Objective One status within the European Union....

The decision taken by the Nationalist Party to withdraw four candidates from the forthcoming local council elections is rather strange. ...

The decision to convene a national conference on irregular immigration earlier this week was positive and many interesting points were raised, but it is not simply enough to talk....

The reputation of the Maltese Law Courts with regard to the time it takes for a decision to be handed down on a case, even if it is a simple straightforward one, is admittedly not good at all and matters must change. ...

The benefits of European Union membership are filtering through, with the government last week announcing that it had proposed works on 13 road junctions which, if done up, would cost Lm136 million....

The industrial action taken at the Malta Shipyards last week only served to put the company in bad light at a time when it is struggling to make ends meet in such a competitive market....

The two main political parties have seemingly been hit by what we can describe as the Carnival politics syndrome, considering the time of year....

Pope John Paul II’s deteriorating health has left us all wondering what might happen if he can no longer carry out his papal duties. ...

On 3 February 1995, the inauguration of the new Malta Financial Services Centre was being celebrated at its spectacular building in Mriehel....

After a few months of negotiations following the end of the helicopter service between Malta and Gozo in November, the government has recently reached a deal with a Spanish company, Helicopteros Del Sureste, for the service to be reintroduced....