Xarabank was no place for the first televised debate between the Prime Minister and the new leader of the opposition. But there’s no accounting for the choices of politicians and so I made myself a sustaining mug of Bovril ...

Around the world, investors are agonising over a faltering economy. In the light of disheartening reports that – if not already here – a recession is inevitable, politicians are locked in negotiations to revive stagnant credit markets ...

When the minister responsible for IT narrated in Parliament the series of events following the serious attempt to invade the privacy of thousand of Maltese citizens, ...

Every time Prime Minister Gonzi returns from EU summits he has something nice to tell us, but rarely anything substantial. In whatever is discussed at EU level, the devil is in the detail and for Dr Gonzi is best avoided....

The World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Report for 2008/2009, that was launched in Switzerland earlier this month, put Malta in 52nd place – up from 56th place in last year’s ranking. ...

Wouldn’t It Be NiceYou know that feeling when you buy that Euromillions lottery ticket? The feeling that this surely must be it – the day you move to the dream house,...

Government corporations in Malta have always been looked upon by the general public – as well as, in certain cases, by industry, business and commerce at large – as benevolent societies, ...

The current world crisis in the financial markets and the ensuing economic turmoil is currently occupying centre stage, be it in the media, in national parliaments around the globe or around our very own kitchen tables. ...

When Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici assumed the office of President in l994 – the fifth to hold this office since Malta became a Republic in 1974 – he vowed to uphold the nation’s trust in him....

The current credit crisis has led to scaled-back projections for growth around the world. Governments and central banks are responding to damaged balance sheets and credit lockups in an attempt to limit extreme harm...