I can still remember it, as if it was yesterday. During one of those surreal sittings of the Public Accounts Committee which I chair, Keith Schembri had reminisced how Konrad Mizzi, half-jokingly, had...

When you hear "health education," it probably conjures up old memories of cursory lessons on puberty or maybe sex education. Perhaps you had some nutrition lessons here and there. But...

The latest news as we slept last night regarded the complicated agreement to release a number of Israelis in the hands of Hamas since 7 October 2023 in exchange with a superior number of Palestinians...

Five years ago, Robert Abela was elected Labour Party leader and became Malta's Prime Minister. Last Sunday, in Paola, we celebrated this occasion. It was a remarkable occasion. A large, enthusiastic,...

The coming elections in Germany could be much more important than is assumed. Whatever one says about the EU, it is France and Germany which really guide its decisions. In the wake of the failed...

The PN is proposing a new law that would require employers to have a zero-tolerance approach to workplace bullying. In a 2022 OPM manual issued by the People & Standards Division and entitled...

There came curious reactions from the US Congress to the idea put forward by President-elect Trump for the countries of the West to increase their expenditures on military defence to 5 per cent of...

"I don't care about corruption, I only care about my pocket", a Labour voter argued when faced with another sleazy scandal. Well, if it's his pocket he's interested in, corruption should be his...

The Ċirkewwa south quay exposes the neglect and indifference of those responsible for ensuring smooth transportation between Malta and Gozo. Every time ferry operations shift there because of bad...

As the festive season comes to an end, the heightened social activity in locations such as Valletta give way to a typically quieter January. December, as anticipated, was marked by bustling streets...