A relaxing walk along the shady, undulating, narrow streets and alleys of our old capital Mdina, is always a pleasure. Even the baking heat of a Maltese August afternoon does...

Economists and financial analysts are obliged to make a mid-term assessment of the economic performance of the first half of the year in the heat of August. Analysing economic data, which starts being...

Once upon a time, long, long ago (as all good stories begin), I received a telephone call at home from a young and well-meaning teacher who sounded a little upset. “Your son (son’s name...

As Libya sadly finds itself fighting a second civil war in barely three years, Malta’s concerns should, first and foremost, be humanitarian. Guido Demarco was so right when he once said that...

Over the past couple of weeks, the media has been very busy reporting the story of the former AFM Captain who was abducted in Libya and released 10 days later. His account of what happened was...

I waited all through last weekend hoping that someone picks up the story, but none did.   It's mid-summer, after all, when thoughts turn to holidays, beach, parties and the...

You cannot act unless you have a base. That is why we call it ‘home sweet home’. Many public and voluntary institutions cannot operate efficiently because they do not have adequate...

        The following excerpt was printed in the 13 September 1967 issue of Queen magazine, which was a London lifestyle magazine, such as Vanity...

        In the process of discovering that Libyans were rapidly losing their central government, many Maltese in Libya discovered that their own Taghna Lkoll government...

        Only a few weeks ago, when it was clear that the situation in Libya had deteriorated to the point where people’s lives were in danger, the press asked our...