Last Wednesday the Minister for Finance read his last budget for this legislature.  Of course soon afterwards, the usual debates took place and are still going on.  However this time round...

It was sort of shocking to watch that post-Budget press conference featuring the three financial magicians of our future government – Edward Scicluna, Charlie Mangion and Karmenu...

Simon Busuttil has, for years, been unofficially considered as the next leader of the Nationalist Party. His calm demeanour, intelligence and argumentation skills have always been his strong points....

Even putting it like this is not the right way to describe it, for it carries implications that simply were not there. But I cannot find any better way of describing it.   Over the past days...

The last budget before an election always requires interpretation with an added dose of caution. Politicians’ objectives rarely go beyond the next election and when the election gets so close,...

I would like to start by stating that the PL has supported the idea of e-mobility since it was first mooted.   While the road ahead might still be a long and tortuous one, which might...

At the age of 39, Joseph Muscat stands on the threshold of becoming Malta’s youngest ever Prime Minister. If the polls are to be believed, he will walk up the steps of Castille within the next...

As the international community ponders on the goings-on in Syria, it has grown accustomed to the constant negative news in the media about the slaughter of innocent civilians and others in Syrian...

Our economy is doing well and this is no coincidence. This does not mean that there are no people or businesses that are encountering difficulties or are going through a lean period because of...

Last week I attended a march in Valletta that was held to highlight the plight of victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. The event was held to mark the setting up of the group SOAR, a new...