Things have certainly changed. Does our fast declining fertility rate indicate that the goddess of fertility is no longer watching over us? Are we creating new gods in this country that cannot be without its gods?...

After the long days of anticipation and the associated razzmatazz, the 2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is over. The captains and kings departed and have returned home. ...

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting took place last week, and Malta played host. ...

It took no more than 24 hours from the end of the Malta CHOGM to receive a rude awakening from the illusion and the “make-up” we put on for our distinguished visitors. ...

The renowned biblical book The Song of Songs is undoubtedly a spiritual and literary gem in the Jewish-Christian faiths. It speaks about an intensely romantic and passionate love between a man and woman....

While I understand that globalisation hardly featured in the previous Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, this time round it was the running theme of most meetings held, particularly at the level of the Commonwealth Business Forum which I attended....

It often said that Malta cannot help being a maritime nation and that geography, nature and history have conspired for it to be so. ...

We are as visual a generation as perhaps earlier generations, that did not have to deal with reams and reams of written words. ...

I was delighted to learn that that old stalwart of Maltese left-wing journalism, Paul Carachi, had won this year’s “Gold Award”. Not only was it deserved, but certainly long overdue. ...

It has been well said that in Malta there is never a dull moment, yet every moment is dull. Our political firmament is perpetually illuminated by pyrotechnics....