The last few weeks have been rather significant, I believe, but because many readers will have been distracted by local news, I’ll give the highlights here. To begin with, two weeks ago the...

Economies and societies are constantly changing. From an agrarian one, they go through industrialization and then derive growth from services. Services were considered as the final stage of their...

Last week celebrated International Women's Day. The European Parliament has dedicated this day to women refugees in the EU. Displaced, a project showcased by French photojournalist Marie Dorigny, is...

“This is Benghazi’s triumph over war”, said my writer friend Fathallah Bzaio, who stuck it for several months, in the city’s most ferocious war zones. “People have...

For the third consecutive year, the Ministry for Gozo has launched the ‘Easter in Gozo’ initiative entitled “Arti, Fidi u Tradizzjoni” (Art, Faith and Tradition). The...

Last Sunday’s article by columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia is, I think, one of her best. She states at one point that she would “rather have to contend with a good and decent person who...

In order to pursue greater equality and tackle social justice issues, we need a strong economy. Labour’s basic tenet and motivator has always been and always will be social justice. The very...

If there was an award for the best display of double standards, Simon Busuttil would definitely win it hands down. There is no question of Busuttil’s next show of inconsistency. You only have to...

The phrase that recently entered Maltese political discourse uttered by a new bunch of image-conscious politicians of little substance has turned the tables. It is now a public outcry that has come...

We are all aware that we live in a society comprised of people with different levels of skills, talents, needs, aspirations and abilities. And we can never forget this reality, however immediate all...