On 20 January, the political side of my brain will heave a sigh of sorrow when Barack Obama departs from the White House. Over the last eight years, Mr Obama gave hope and stability to the world......

My life experience constantly teaches me that love is what gives life its very meaning. In a conversation I had with a person who is suffering from a life threatening disease, I was reminded of...

Recently, Malta was witness to at least three events within the space of a few weeks which have shaken the fundamentals of trust that the Maltese people may have had in the EU and its institutions....

If gender-neutral toilets are to be a success, there are still fundamental issues to be resolved. After using the unisex loo, does one leave the seat up or down? Or, in the interests of hygiene rather...

There was little talk last Sunday, New Year’s Day, about terror and violence, just the pretence of waking up to a hopeful beginning.  The New Year is here, but it already it felt old...

Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said: “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.” This very aptly applies to the present...

On 2 February, the diocesan process of beatification (and possible subsequent canonisation) of Fr Avertan Fenech will be initiated at the Carmelite Church in Mdina by His Grace the Archbishop of Malta...

“Cogito ergo sum” or, in English,“I think, therefore I am”, said René Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher. Thathas changed now changed: today it’s more...

Life is an excellent cradle for dialogue. Without dialogue,  life simply ceases to be what it is and should always be – life. That is why, in his address to the participants of the...

In my opinion, there is something very ‘customer-unfriendly’ about one particular HSBC tariff, along with the bank’s procedure for handling complaints. If your only accounts...