With four years of firsts to its credit, the Labour Government has succeeded in reaching yet another high that any government dreams of achieving: recording the country's first surplus in an entire...

It was announced last week by Family Minister Dr Michael Farrugia that a further 19,000 needy households in Malta will be receiving food aid packages from the government. By my calculations, given...

Three signs identify a hypocrite. Whenever a hypocrite speaks, he lies; whenever he promises things, he breaks his promises; and whenever he is trusted, he betrays the trust in him. Tennessee...

The new media bill is good piece of legislation that will free the media from laws that don’t make sense any longer, with the latest amendments to the bill a further enhancement. The...

A smart move by the Italian government was the promulgation of a flat tax which came into effect on 1 January aimed at attracting foreign investors and encouraging high-net-worth individuals to move...

Last Friday's celebrations of Freedom Day brought memories of my first public speech 17 years ago, still young and inexperienced but already with a strong determination to serve. It was then a great...

I am beginning to ask myself whether certain members of the political class understand the difference between a free market and a free-for-all. In particular, I have the property market in...

Human nature, being what it is, makes it compulsory to look for evidence to justify one’s belief. If someone is convinced that the world will end next year, he or she will find...

Would you want your children to be taught Islam in school? No? Well, neither would I.  We should, however, have some empathy with Muslim and Evangelical Christian parents (or whoever) who want...

Different organisations around the world work together to raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which is becoming more and more common lately. The term ‘spectrum’ itself...