Dutchman Jeremy Boissevain and several other social observers from the realm of academia have, over the years, frequently alluded to our inbred polarisation that...

The tourist sector in Malta has gone through yet another season of adversity. One of its identified maladies was the poor state of the environment – and the most obvious ailment was the fact that, at the ...

It does seem extraordinary, doesn't it, that a full eight years after 1998, electricity bills still dominate the political agenda, will still be one of the deciding factors in how people vote, will still be one of the most used ...

Pierre Mallia, a general practitioner and a specialist in bio-ethics, who is also a former president of the Malta College of Family Doctors, has said that it isn’t true that some doctors receive bribes to prescribe certain brands ...

Last week, figures published by the National Office of Statistics revealed that... hey, wait: where are you all going? I know I used the word “statistics”, but that’s no reason to go and do a GWU port workers section on me, now is it? ...

It is incredible how the General Workers’ Union has for some time now captured the headlines of the local news. ...

There is nothing more compelling than reality, and the disappointing performance of the Malta tourist sector this season adds weight to the wake-up call by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) earlier this year. ...

A strange episode happened last week. Or perhaps one could call it disturbing. Last Saturday, 9 September, a constituent hailing from Rabat called at my office to see me regarding an investigation being carried ...

There is nothing wrong with the government conducting a wide consultation process to take as wide feedback as possible in shaping its public budget for 2007. ...

Gladiators are not things of the past, and nor is the public’s thrilled enjoyment of their performances, which carry the ever-present risk of death. ...