At the end of last year and beginning of this year President George Vella had been urged by many to, in view of the unprecedented emergency situation in the country, take immediate steps to dismiss...

On 20 October last year, my column in The Malta Independent on Sunday was entitled: A roadmap to an Opposition reborn. In it, I made the argument that third-party forces needed to be consolidated as a...

The €49.9 million project announced this week to cut over 90 per cent of cruise ship emissions in Grand Harbour is giving residents in this densely populated region over €375 million in...

‘The spirit of Democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.’ – Mahatma Ghandi   In today’s world, the...

No, it was not a traffic accident, nor any other type of accident, but the murder of yet another woman who was stabbed to death by her estranged partner – the father of their two children. This...

The latest European barometer survey has shown that the environment is one of the most important issues for Maltese citizens — second only to immigration, in fact. This is a clear signal that...

When one hears the term politics, political parties, government, political workings, elections, quickly comes to mind. Politics has a wider terminology, it is related to the governance of a country...

The day most of us long dreaded has come to pass. The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union means that its closest political and practical ties to Malta have been severed. We Maltese,...

The events that led to the recent departure of our Prime Minister Joseph Muscat could teach one a few lessons – lessons that are essential for the whole population if the same mistakes are not...

An anniversary that cannot go unnoticed is 40 years of Neutral Malta. A concept and a status which up to date still generates debate surrounding its relevance, functions and implementation as well as...