All good democrats the world over believe that “democracy” is a system of government of the people, by the people, for the people. The system ensures that electors decide, by means of a free and unfettered vote,...

Mdina, the Silent City, has gone through an upgrading exercise during the past few years. ...

The legislature is about to slip by its third anniversary and with two years to go, the next election is on the horizon of any decision being made by our political formations....

Or should that be Italy’s man in Malta? Arnold Cassola appears to want it both ways....

I recently had the opportunity of attending an excellent seminar, the high point of which was a speech by the eminent anthropologist Jeremy Boissevain....

Children are the most treasured possession, if I’m permitted to refer to them as such, that we ever have in our lifetime. In fact they are a priority not only for us parents and carers but also for the government....

While calls are being made on politicians not to politicise the oil hedging issue, and to steer clear of such a technical subject, we have meanwhile heard a government parliamentary secretary claim that we should go back to the time when the politician de...

A recent editorial in The Times urged the government to essentially not do anything to cushion the effect of the recent rise in the cost of electricity, which has translated into our new and massive electricity bills. ...

A couple of weeks ago, in another Sunday newspaper, I called for the resignation of the Tourism Minister. This I did for two particular reasons....

It’s been a long haul since 1987, when a Nationalist administration, hungry for power after long years in Opposition, and led by Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami, took over the Government, determ-ined to navigate towards membership of the European Union ....