I would not be contesting the election to become leader of the Nationalist Party were it not for the love I have for my country and my determination to make it a better place for our children and...

I have the following remarks to make about Mark. A. Sammut's article entitle Ethics ('Breaking the Law') (TMIS, 23 July) edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. First, it betrays a total ignorance...

Many decades ago, buildings mushroomed uncontrollably all over this tiny island of ours as land, rock, coast, valleys and soil were shrewdly and insensitively equated to greed and money and no longer...

'Progress' is a nice word, and change is its motivator. Changes call for innovation and innovation leads to progress. Change and progress are linked in such a way that no good leadership can...

Up to now, Malta is a liberal democracy. Or, at least, it should be. "Liberal" in the traditional sense, that is, the Maltese State allows its citizens to engage in business enterprises and to...

By Liz Hughes, head of ACCA Mainland Europe and Ireland   When you really think about it, money and finance are the cornerstones on which economies are built. And that’s why...

We all know the story: immigrants are stealing our jobs. They come over here and then invite their friends and family too. Ten people live in a two-bedroom flat. People born and bred in Malta lose...

How is it that our collective memory has suffered such tremendous misfortune in a matter of decades? I would say that we Maltese suffer from cultural dementia caused by inadequate exposure to...

The late Umberto Eco once famously wrote: "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. Then they...

History is nothing but the activity of many people in pursuit of their goals. It is the human input that has moulded the course of events over the years and we need to be aware of this throughout our...