No, I am not referring to the Charles Dickens classic. I am referring to what happened in Malta (Valletta, if you want the city) and New York where two pieces of market-moving financial news last weekend made it ...

The word “democracy” is derived from the Greek demos, which means “people”, and kratos which means “power”. The concept implies government by the people for the people....

MondayFollowing the worldwide protests of Muslims against those pretty tasteless cartoons, (but I always thought some cartoons were supposed to be irreverent?!), ...

The Prime Minister cannot be giving his Minister of the Interior enough to do. Tonio Borg seems to be very taken up with some personal initiatives, like writing to The Times to ...

Last week Dr Alfred Sant unveiled the Malta Labour Party’s electoral manifesto for local councils. ...

When a market economy begins to lose its rhythm, and more so when there is suspicion that worse is yet to come, public opinion tends to reach out for the steadying hand of the government. ...

On 11 March, one third of the Maltese electorate will be called to decide the administration of 23 localities for the coming three years. Each party has seen to it that it fields the best available people who, in their opinion, ...

There is no doubt that following the way that Mid-Med Bank was privatised through one-on-one private negotiations without due process of transparent bidding, the privatisations that have been effected since, ...

A subject called life skills was introduced into the school curriculum some years ago. It covers topics like common sense, decision-making skills, and how to get along with others. Now I see the need for a new ...

The Christian faith regards each and every human being under the sun as being the living image of God himself. ...