John Dalli testified in court yesterday morning in the case against Silvio Zammit, his former political aide and canvasser. The magistrate told him that he had the right not to answer questions if he...

Malta is one of the 28 Member States of the EU. It acceded nearly a decade ago and coming May 2014, we will be having the third round of elections to elect six...

Many have penned articles and expressed views about the first year of the Partit Laburista in office.  I will deal with one aspect which as yet has been handled with kid gloves -precarious...

Good governance is very catchy in political talk and it sure attracts the attention of most voters. So maybe no wonder snippets of it were abused of only a year ago in the run up to the election. It...

Gender equality is one of the founding principles of the European Union. This principle dates back to 1957 when the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ was first established in the...

The Labour Party has continued to develop its commitment to liberal and progressive causes by renaming its organisational ghetto for women, rather than dispensing with it altogether. Ghaqda Nisa...

There have been many varied interpretations trying to fathom why Prime Minister Joseph Muscat decided to appoint Marie Louise Coleiro Preca as the new President of the Republic.   Many found...

There was a story in last week’s papers which, despite being raunchy in nature, didn’t seem to get much attention. It was about a married couple, a clandestine affair and a baby. Now I...

A year has passed since Labour was voted into power with a historic, landslide victory.   Joseph Muscat was elected on the strength of a campaign that promised to change things for the...

The recent Eurostat publication showed that nearly half of the Maltese young people in the 25 to 34 age bracket still live at home. Although this factor could be due to cultural factors, yet the...