Everybody is equal and that is what the Special Olympics are all about. Although meant to be a competitive international event for people with a disability, the basic message is the power to...

The media reported this week on a sensational statement given by Infrastructure Minister Joe Mizzi in Parliament who, in a cavalier way, reminded all and sundry about his prophetic prediction on oil...

Since the fall of the Gaddafi dictatorship, and due to the widespread dispersal of his huge arsenal, power in Libya has been in the grip of armed groups of various descriptions and names. For the last...

The latest goings-on in Parliament in the last fortnight will have a significant and lasting impact on our urban and remaining patches of countryside as the rushed amendments for the separation of...

At the peak of the festa season, Gozo is today celebrating one of its major feasts with St George’s Basilica en fete, attracting thousands of visitors from both islands. Village feasts are...

A recent article on this newspaper  reported the results of a representative (InsightPolls) survey as to what the Maltese  consider to be the major issues facing Malta right now. What...

Since the beginning of history, geography has plagued Gozo with double insularity, placing it economically beyond redemption. I say the beginning of history, because during pre-history Gozitans had...

Le quatorze Juillet. Way back in 1789, an angry Parisian mob stormed the Bastille. The hundreds of political prisoners it was supposed to have held turned out to be only a rumour, and the feared...

Reaching the age of retirement is not the end of the story. To the mind of this government, old age is definitely not about packing up, sitting pretty and lazing around. Our vision is of a society in...

It used to mystify me but it doesn’t anymore, as each day I come closer to understanding just a little more about human nature and the human condition. I am not going to refer to domestic...