There is no better litmus test as to a person’s true liberal outlook than getting them talking about the subject of African immigrants. That really gets things down to the...

During the hot summer months political activities are reduced to the barest minimum possible, although this summer things may take a different twist.   Summer is known as the silly season in...

Statistics about education attainment for Malta in past years continue to paint the picture of a country with an education gap between the older and younger generations. With so many more young...

The Prime Minister and the Minister of National Security gave a press conference the other day to tell us that they are prepared to defy the European Union they never wanted to join on the matter of...

Brazil has been in the news these past few weeks.   It hosted football’s Confederations Cup and, in this soccer-crazy nation, the expectations were for a festive event that was to...

When Pope Francis, on his first voyage as a Pope, lands in Lampedusa tomorrow, he will board a patrol boat and touch land on the very same quay where the asylum seekers, who have landed here in...

Parliament is currently debating a Bill that will allow MPs to sit on select boards. The government has now specified that it wants MPs to sit not on any board but on boards that are mainly concerned...

The shocking revelation that Malta, tiny insignificant Malta, had, proportionately, made the biggest contribution, within the eurozone, as part of the global guarantee to the defunct Greek economy no...

Not too bad a show for the first 100 days plus a few. After all, when a baby starts to walk, he needs not just his hands held but his whole body. So, for a baby running the marathon, this government...

During a brief business visit to Budapest I enjoyed sunny weather as I strolled on the banks of the Danube adorned by faded monuments and classic buildings that reveal the past glory of a country...