As with any politician in a polarized nation such a Malta, the praise one is bound to receive tends to be dependent on political allegiances. Last week Lawrence Gonzi, Malta’s former Prime...

As problematic ministers like Manuel Mallia and Godfrey Farrugia take over the news, those from whom we really should be hearing more – the finance minister, the minister for Europe and the...

There are many days when I feel proud to be Maltese. And there are other days when I am deeply ashamed. Two weeks ago, I was extremely proud of the way a group of NGOs, made up mostly of  people...

The day after Dr Lawrence Gonzi handed his resignation from Parliament, the leader of the General Workers Union’s daily, L-Orizzont, launched an unwarranted and scathing personal...

July 1, 2013 marked the start of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU (the Presidency) - the first Baltic State to assume the rotating Presidency since joining the European Union (EU) in...

It’s interesting to see that Facebook has gone such a way towards replacing the village pump or the proverbial water-cooler that middle-aged Maltese ladies are now using it as the means for...

I ticked another box on my Bucket List last week.   It was one of the heaviest ticks I’ve ever had to make, and I do not believe any of the few experiences I still have on my to-do...

Last Wednesday I left Parliament after nearly 25 years of having the honour and privilege of serving my country in the House of Representatives.   It has been indeed a wonderful journey and...

Listening to the speeches in Parliament on Wednesday risked turning the whole event into a time-warp.   There was not just the sound and cadences of Lawrence Gonzi, which we have heard so...

Were it up to certain Opposition circles, certain studies should or would have never been commissioned.   They were often instantly dismissed as witch hunts even before their contents were...