On 15 March 2008, Pope Benedict XVI declared Padre Mariano of Torino “Venerable”. This means that the Holy Father recognised the virtuous heroism that underpinned this Capuchin’s holy life....

I have known Roderick Bovingdon for a number of years, as a friend and as a significant local Maltese intellectual identity. He is a person so many of us Maltese in Australia look up to as a guiding beacon; a learned free thinker with a conscience. ...

The title of this letter is exactly the same as that published in The Malta Independent on Sunday some years ago. The author was an employee of Air Malta and had worked for another airline before joining Air Malta....

Although appreciating the fact that I had not received my water and electricity bills for a long time and that these ...

The UK daily The People ran an article in which a bank employee on a £7 an hour salary was fired from her job for complaining on Facebook that while she is paid at such a low level, hardly being able to make ends meet in the high cost of...

There doesn’t seem to be any change at Dwejra no matter what Mepa chairman Austin Walker says in the press. As of 11am on Saturday I have been reliably informed that the place was a mess. Apparently you can see the colour difference bet...

On Tuesday, at around midday, I was driving through the Regional Road tunnels, when I did a double take....

There are currently roadworks going on outside the Intercontinental Hotel. Last Wednesday, I had come round from St George’s Beach and wanted to turn back up the hill leading to Swieqi....

I’ve not been commissioned to cover the lovely folklore festival held in the last weekend in November mostly in Victoria but cannot fail to praise this activity as well. For me this was an aptly timed activity bridging the end of the liturgical ...

After following the conference about domestic violence held last Friday on the news,...