I am very pleased that this week, we have finalised some projects that aim to enhance national community services for the elderly living in Malta and Gozo. As you all know, one of the...

The Health Sector in Gozo is indeed a priority for this government and this week we have had plenty of good news concerning Gozo’s health facilities. With an agreement being signed regarding an...

It almost didn’t happen. In less than three weeks, local elections will be held in 34 local councils in Malta, an exercise which, after more than two decades, is well-established in our...

I was recently browsing the net looking for some recipe clips on YouTube. Amid the tons of clips with millions of recipes and chefs giving their take on classic dishes, I came across a clip of...

The current theological and philosophical thinking concerning man’s stewardship of creation has some serious flaws. We originally interpreted the first reading from Genesis 1 to mean that after...

I have rarely seen the Merill. It is a very rare visitor to northern and western Europe, but as far as I can see it’s pretty uncommon on our island too, despite being our national bird and...

One of the worst cyber crimes in existence in the on-line media is child pornography. This is a very serious crime, which has a ripple effect on the exploited children, their families as well as on...

Given that there is no ideal, one-size-fits-all economic system for an ageing population, one must carry out detailed discussions on possible future policy alternatives with regards to the extension...

It is fortuitous, and perhaps not entirely incidental, that the recent Mabel Strickland Memorial Lecture tackled the issue of free press. Much has been said about freedom of expression and how...

On Monday 11 March 2013, Joseph Muscat was sworn in as our Prime Minister.  In the run up to the last general election, and again very recently, Joseph Muscat vowed solemnly that if a new...