Diligent governments can never afford to lose sight of change and innovation if they want to lead and not simply administer a status quo. Innovative and feasible solutions are what make me proud to...

December 2017 saw a spectacular surge in the price of bitcoin, and of other cryptocurrencies, which burgeonedthanks toa craze for initial coin offerings (ICOs). All this prompted a commensurate...

18.6 million bed nights in 2018 is an achievement all stakeholders within Malta’s thriving tourism industry should be very proud of. The increases are significant from all our core markets....

One may get used to success, although it is never a given constant in everyday life. In public life, more than in any other role, being successful is an achievement, but sustaining that success on a...

Last Monday I had the opportunity to witness our Parliamentary Committee for Planning and the Environment discussing the Corinthia Group’s mega project proposal for St George’s Bay, upon...

One of the defining features of the over-development of Malta is ugliness. I would love to be able to capture the first reactions of residents as they begin reading an article about a new project in...

Last week I had the pleasure of launching the MFSA’s Vision 2021 and FinTech Strategy. This is an important milestone of significant change for the Authority and the entire industry because it...

These were the last spoken words of the acclaimed professor and father of US presidential candidate Pete Buttiġieġ, Professor Joseph Buttiġieġ, who passed away on that Sunday...

Following months of diplomatic work, earlier this week the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have finally reached an agreement on the new Work-Life Balance Directive, a crucial...

Many of us tuned in last Saturday week to watch the final of the first Maltese edition of the internationally syndicated show ‘XFactor’.  I had the honour of attending the show as I...