Last week ('Government's Legalised Rape of Malta's Environment', The Malta Independent on Sunday, 3/8/2025), I stated that Bills number 143 and 144 of July 2025 were in breach of the rule of law: 'The...

Joseph Muscat is paid tens of thousands of euro by Michael Stivala the Malta Developers Association President to be his consultant. He's been paid tens of thousands more by Fortina's Zammit Tabona. So...

Every year, more than 727,000 people worldwide take their own lives. Many more thousands make suicide attempts. Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities, and entire countries and...

We are unfortunately too often witnessing economic considerations run counter to good environmental practice. It is time to identify government priorities that could help accelerate the evolution to a...

We've all come across one or two. A video of the Pope dancing in a nightclub, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky surrendering, or former US President Barack Obama being arrested in the oval...

The debate on the required changes to land use planning regulation in Malta has reached a very dangerous stage. Bill 143 and Bill 144 have a very clear objective: to ensure that as many safeguards as...

Mid-August in Gozo carries a magic no calendar can capture. On 15 August, the feast of Santa Marija arrives with the certainty of the summer sun, yet it never feels routine. For Gozitans, the...

We do not usually compare Malta with Gaza. But in 1942 Malta, though awarded the George medal by the King, was almost beaten. Relentless bombing by the Germans had reduced the island to...

This week, I had the pleasure of participating in a discussion among artists and creatives on heritage, national patrimony and Vision 2050. It was a fruitful...

Who can be sure how correct the conclusions are that we've arrived at regarding the impact on our economy of the decisions being taken in the US by the Trump administration? Up to now, we have...