There is broad agreement that Gozitans are hard-working individuals. Our Maltese counterparts like to add that Gozitan are less inclined to spend their income than the Maltese do.  This assertion...

Throughout history, boats have played a crucial role in restoring dynasties, establishing political regimes, or promulgating decades of colonisation, and the Barbary Coast of North Africa has a rich...

Over and above the merits and demerits of particular issues, the unfolding of recent events prove that the Opposition party is returning to its old tactics of opposing everything at any cost. The...

The financial services sector of the national economy has become, over the years, one very important mainstay of the national economy. Fostered by the two sides of the country, bolstered by the...

As his mesmerising powers fade and the illusion he created crumbles, Joseph Muscat is shedding his liberal skin and resorting to strategies of suppressing freedom of expression. As if it is not enough...

A disgrace to the rights of all women to be induced to be used as bearing slaves and a negation of the rights of many children conceived through surrogacy to be brought up by their genetic parents....

This administration has been in office for three years – or almost 1,100 days. We started with a vision, that of making Gozo a prized contributor to our national well-being. But let’s not...

This week’s celebrations of Freedom Day brought memories of my first public speech 16 years ago. It was a great honour to address such a huge multitude of people, many of whom still recalled the...

Was it was all part of the filming for a Maltese version on Evita Peron’s or Imelda Marcos’ life? The choreography was perfect. The camera placed at table level for maximum effect. The...

Another day, another story.  I was woken up this morning with a headline from BBC which said that an Egyptair plane was hijacked and landed in Larnaca airport in Cyprus. I froze. Please God, not...