The generous outpouring of cash and material donations for the victims of the tsunami (apart from the other successful fund-raising activities for local charities) has prompted some bright sparks to claim that there is no economic crisis after all, “you s...

Panto in Malta, the one at the Manoel Theatre, has become almost an institution. People flock to see it, getting a seat is difficult and this year was no exception....

Here follows a list of the great inventions and discoveries, in approximate chronological order, that in the course of history have made the world the utterly inimitable place it is:...

It is not without trepidation that the people of these Islands have rung in the New Year. As they crossed the threshold and face a future whose outlines are already determined, they know that hard realities await them...

How can one explain that while the US economy is growing at a fast pace of nearly four per cent per annum, producing new jobs at an average rate of 175,000 per month, and while its unemployment rate is stable at 5.4 per cent, the US dollar has reached a r...

The first thing that came to my mind when I heard all the news stories about lost and orphaned children in the tsunami disaster was that the paedophiles and child sex traffickers would move in immediately. It is the obvious move for them. ...

Amidst the greatest tragedy the world has ever seen, one cannot be passive and look elsewhere. ...

The French weekly L’Express recently carried an article entitled China’s records in the eyes of foreigners....

6. International relations and participationThe reality of a register that is among the largest in the world, has increased the responsibility Malta has to meet its international commitments and to participate actively in international shipping fora. ...

The Maltese expression Mal-hazin jehel it-tajjeb sums up the mood on the streets these days, and the English version (the good get blamed with the bad) just does not carry the same sort of weight and depth....