“A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.” These were the wise words of George Bernard Shaw, an Irish writer and socialist who co-funded the...

Living in small communities often creates a strong sense of belonging. People generally feel that their future is highly dependable on the actions or inactions of other members of the community. What...

This month, a delegation from PKF will be visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston to promote Malta as a potential Life Sciences hub for US investors, inventors and...

For Christians, Easter is consequential to a long phase of suffering and hardship. For many others, some form of relief and revival would be the final goal after instances of anxiety and distress. In...

Sometimes it is hard to focus on one single topic in my Sunday piece, considering the many events that pack my week. It is such a marvellous challenge and great honour to be fully involved in...

Let's say it like it is: what we are up against is a huge, lucrative, multi-million euro business. Last month, at the opening of its new European Migrant Smuggling...

The national protest held a fortnight ago in Valletta is considered by many as a watershed moment for the Nationalist Party. The party has clearly turned the corner and is making steady and...

The present electoral system is enough to break any unprepared 3rd party’s will. Everything is in place to ensure that under normal conditions, no real competition can possibly rise up against...

Joseph Muscat had told us that Malta needed Labour to win the election three years ago much like Eddie Fenech Adami did way back in 1987. He said this before the election, in full electoral flow. He...

Way back in the eighties and nineties the term ‘trust’ was associated with the Fenech Adami government and it encapsulated the essence of the optimism of the era. Conversely, trust today...