With time, an essential problem in the governance of Malta has become apparent. It is not that we lack good or adequate legislation. True, existing laws could be improved or updated but with the...

June is always a peculiar month. Summer in the air, with longer days and the promise of slower-paced days. Yet, this is tempered by the onset of the exam season. I loathe the feeling of the coming of...

Malta's post-Independence journey has been nothing short of remarkable. We might not agree on a myriad of issues, but one thing is for certain, that Malta has come a long way since the Union Jack. We...

If culture is our identity, then the arts give us the tools to express it. In the past weeks I had the privilege to work on a landmark event which brought together artists, cultural operators,...

"I like him a lot, I like him too much," President Donald Trump commented.  He was referring to Mohamad Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, the man the CIA blame for ordering the barbaric...

The current debate on Manoel Island is healthy. New converts to the cause are being identified every day. Plenty of U-turns too. A basic point being made at the time of writing is that, through...

Gozo greets dawn with mislaid 'timing in sheets' to be filled in late during the day at various government departments. By the time the cathedral bells strike ten, many workers who "signed in" now...

Fairness is a fundamental tenet of Maltese law. Yet, despite substantial work to address issues of fairness, public scepticism that we receive consistently fair and equal treatment in Maltese courts...

It was in 1990 that I first came in contact with Manoel Island and its complexity. Before that this boy from Hamrun had simply no incentive to venture there. Those who were older spoke about...

In a court judgement delivered in April of last year, a judge recommended the criminalisation of high-level political conflicts of interest whenever such situations are not disclosed beforehand by the...