The Pope has been unwell for so long that his death was expected, and though many prayed for a prolongation of his life, this seems to have been largely a selfish sentiment. ...

Until quite recently, there used to be a small poster advertising a rabbit restaurant just as you disembarked from the ferry in Gozo. ...

Something, somewhere, must be very wrong indeed. What brought this home to me was a particular PBS news item around a month ago: “Gas Situation Back to Normal” ran the main news tagline... ...

It’s a familiar story isn’t it? Even before Lawrence Gonzi became Prime Minister and was Minister for Social Policy, the unions huffed and puffed and made threats. ...

Why is it that people who, after much pondering and deliberation at some time in their lives, decide to temporarily or definitely opt out of strictly-organised ...

The latest local council election results seem to confirm that the exposure of politicians to aggressive questioning on the part of the electorate has, to no small extent, changed the temper of the times. ...

Over the past two years, a substantial number of people have called at my ministerial offices to complain, discuss or ask for help regarding problems they were facing vis-à-vis the Inland Revenue Department. ...

Just when we needed some plain talking about the project to join the European Monetary Union (EMU) by giving up our national currency and adopting the euro as our common currency with other EMU members,...

Most people, when asked whether, if they end up in a permanent vegetative state, they would like to be kept hooked to a feeding tube for 15 years and counting, answer with an unequivocal “No” and an involuntary shudder of horror. ...

The taxation of capital gains in Malta has lately been a much-debated topic. The reason for this is the introduction of new and very complex rules (especially those related to the transfer of company shares) to replace the already complex rules....