The other day I read an article about the importance of intellectual stimulation for infants up until the age of three – and beyond, of course, but apparently the first three years are crucial...

Simon Busuttil has said that the Nationalist Party has not been dormant during the summer.   It is six months – nearly to the day – since it suffered the largest election defeat...

Well, what do you know, something that we should not need experts to tell us, i.e. that green spaces are good for us, has just been confirmed by the Psychological Science journal. “People living...

Edward Scicluna, a Toronto trained university professor and an experienced economist has been busy discussing his pre- budget document with the MCESD and civil society groups, representatives of...

Because they eat too much, that’s why! They eat too much in amount and they eat too much of the wrong quality of food! Very often, the parents and relatives eat too much as well and then the...

The President of the French Republic, François Hollande, has clearly expressed his support for a strong response against the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. This position is based...

The current Labour v 3.0 may be an upgrade over its predecessor of the 1970s and 80s when it comes to presentation, but if physical high-handedness might be a no-no for the government these days,...

Epilepsy, as discussed in article I penned for this newspaper in the recent past, is a medical condition requiring greater awareness and acceptance. My article described the hardships that persons...

It was announced yesterday that politician Michael Falzon – the lawyer and not the architect – has been appointed by the government to lead policy-making on the development of new...

Eighteen months ago, I commented as follows in this newspaper (“Arab Spring, or Arab Winter?”): “Twelve months after the first awakening of the Arab Spring, it may be pertinent to...